For example, search on immigrant to find scripts such as The Russian Emigrants . Evan All ve did vass to sleep und to eat. Evan 'Cause we both got our brains in our feet. The main thing ve vant iss a picture Of how we can dance into wealth. The Subject Index of American Variety Stage, 1870-1920 lists many different types of occupations from blacksmiths to clergy , newspaper reporters to actors and actresses .
Students can search for descriptions of many types of workers and their jobs.
For example, by searching on salesman , students will find The Travelling Salesman . In it, the salesman describes his lifestyle as well as the industrial landscape of the cities that he frequents. From Philadelphia, I went over to Pittsburgh, that's like getting out of bed and going into the cellar - to see why the furnace is smoking. Pittsburgh is the one black spot on the escutcheon of Pennsylvania. The soft coal smoke is so thick in Pittsburgh, that during a shower it rains ink, and the people wear McIntosh blotters.