THIS IS WHO WE WERE:

1880-1899

This is Who We Were: 1880-1899 provides the reader with a deeper understanding of what life was like in America after the Civil War and how it compares statistically to life today. Using both original material from the Census, readers will find richly illustrated Personal Profiles, Economic Data, and Current Events to give meaning and depth to what life was like in late 1800s America.

Profiles

• Farmer and Community Leader in 1880 : Winnebago County, Iowa
• Telephone Company Executive in 1880: Boston, Massachussetts
• Educational Reformer and Teacher in Rural Wisconsin in 1881: Otsego, Wisconsin
• Thirteen-Year-Old Orphan in 1882: Memphis, Tennessee
• Lawn Tennis Player in 1883: New York City
• Railroad Construction Engineer in 1883: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Chinese Immigrant Photographer's Assistant in 1884: San Francisco, California
• Traveling Salesman and Entrepreneur in 1885: Columbus, Ohio
• Shoe Lasting Machine Inventor in 1886: Paramaribo, Suriname, and Philidelphia, Pennsylvania
• Cattle Rancher in 1888: San Antonio, Texas
• Professional Baseball Player in 1888: Boston, Massachussetts
• New Teacher for the Dakota Sioux in 1888: The Dakotas
• Textile Mill Worker in 1890: Atlanta, Georgia
• Barbershop Quarter Member in 1891: Cincinnati, Ohio
• West Point Graduate on the Frontier in 1891: Fort Buford, North Dakota
• Mining Company Owner in 1892: Leadville, Colorado
• Sweet-Potato Farmer in 1892: Nothern California
• Yale University Oarsman in 1893: New Haven, Connecticut
• Children's Aid Society Agent in 1894: Dysart,Iowa
• Cash Register Inventor and Company Founder in 1895: Dayton, Ohio
• Anti-Corset Campaigner in 1896: Bridgeport, Connecticut
• Salmon Cannery Cooperative Manager in 1896: Sitka, Alaska
• Socially Prominent Bon Vivant in 1897: New York City
• Housemaid in 1898: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• African American Wood Turner: Farmville, Virginia
• Businessman in 1898: Tampa, Florida
• College Professor in 1898: Williamston, South Carolina
• Teenage Garment Industry Labor Organizer in 1898: Lower East Side, New York City
• Clarinetist in John Philip Sousa's Band in 1899: St. Louis, Missouri

Historical Snapshots

• Early 1880s
• Late 1880s/Early 1890s
• Late 1890s

Economogy of the Times

• Annual Income, Standard Jobs
• Selected Prices
• The Value of a Dollar

All Around Us

• All Around Us- 1880s

Census Data

• Total Population
• White Population
• Black Population
• American Indian/Alaska Native Population
• Asian Population
• Homeownership
• Progress of the Nation: 1790 to 1890
• Sex, General Nativity and Color
• State or Territory of Birth
• Country of Birth
• Foreign Parentage
• School, Militia, and Voting Ages
• Conjugal Condition
• Dwellings and Families
• Ages
• School Attendance
• Illiteracy
• Can Not Speak English
• Citizenship of Foreign Born Males 21 Years of Age and Over
• Occupations