extinct job titles
jdupuis | March 26, 2010Interesting little slideshow article, one that makes you think about the transformation we've seen in the last century or so: The Jobs Of Yesteryear: Obsolete Occupations.
Here's the list -- note that each page in the slideshow has an audio interview with someone that used to do the job in question.
Lector (reads aloud to people while they're working)
Elevator Operator
Copy Boy
Pinsetter (sets up pins in bowling alley)
River Driver (logging)
Iceman
lamplighter (Manually lights street lamps)
Milkman
Switchboard Operator
Typist In A Typist Pool
Typesetter
Telegraph Operator
Actually, lectors…