Job hunting ads from yesteryears

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September 3, 2016

Local delivery truck drivers, age 25 and up, were started at $130 per week. A sharp high school grad interested in photography and catalog layout could see a $120 paycheck each week in October 1975. (Staff Photo: Mary Braswell)

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Help wanted ads from years past.

In October 1922, a man with a car could make a living as a traveling salesman.(Staff Photo: Mary Braswell)

Married men ages 23-30 with a high school education had a chance for a good job at the Mary Carter Paint Factory according to this September 1958 ad. (Staff Photo: Mary Braswell)

In October 1958, night and Saturday work was available at the Gordon Hotel. (Staff Photo: Mary Braswell)

Refrigeration and air conditioning were two relatively new fields of work in June 1936. (Staff Photo:Mary Braswell)

Refined and willing to hustle, women could make up to $50 per week, or so says this August 1936 ad. (Staff Photo: Mary Braswell)

Sharecroppers were needed for eight acres of tobacco in February 1946. (Staff Photo: Mary Braswell)

A live-in maid, over the age of 40, could earn $10 per week in Pelham as a new year began in January 1946. (Staff Photo: Mary Braswell)

Carpenters and candy wrappers were in great demand in September 1922. (Staff Photo: Mary Braswell)

The Pig ‘n Whistle needed curb girls and the self-serve laundry needed an under-forty woman attendant in these ads from November 1953. (Staff Photo: Mary Braswell)

The Singer Sewing Machine Co. advertised for help in Albany or Bainbridge in this June 1931 ad. (Staff Photo: Mary Braswell)

CPA, car salesman or woman and TV technician were job possibilities in October 1975. (Staff photo: Mary Braswell)

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