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Obsolete Occupations

June 14th 2010 02:20

The Jobs Of Yesteryear

As reported on NPR, as computers, robotics and automated systems come into our lives and society changes, many occupations become obsolete.
Here we take a look at jobs that no longer exist.

Lector

Cigar makers in Florida amd New York would sometimes pool their wages and employ a lector to read aloud to them while they worked. The above photo was taken in 1909.

Switchboard Operator

Starting in the late 1800, switchboards were very common and staffed almost exclusively by women. After about a century, switchboard operators were completely phased out by automated systems. This photo is of the Cordlandt exchange in New York, 1901.

Lamp Lighter

Lamp Lighters were once very efficient, carrying long ladders and lighting up to 300 street lamps an hour each as darkness fell on the city. Automatic lighting systems and electric lighting soon saw these gentlemen seeking work elsewhere. The above image was taken in London 1935.

Pinsetter

This picture from a Brooklyn bowling alley in 1910 shows teenagers clearing away dead pins after each bowl then resetting them before the next bowler.

Milkman

In the 1960s almost a third of households had their milk home delivered. As it became more convenient to buy it at grocery stores this figure has slowly declined to less than half a percent today.

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Comment by Anonymous

June 14th 2010 08:26

Some of these jobs do exist today . .

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