City Directories

City directories can contain lists such as: Abbreviations, Airports, Alphabetical List of Names, Apartment Buildings, Associations and Clubs – Commercial, Banks and Trust Companies, Buildings – Office and Public, Bus and Coach Lines – Motor, Buyer’s Guide, Cemeteries, Churches, City Government, Classified Business Directory, Clergymen, Clubs, Convents, County Officers, Courts, Federal Officers, Fire Departments, Fraternity Houses, Golf Clubs and Courses, Halls, Health Department, Homes and Asylums, Hospitals and Dispensaries, Hotels, Labor Organizations, Libraries, Manufacturers’ Department, Miscellaneous Information, Museums, Newspapers, Parks and Playgrounds, Police Department, Post Office, Railroads, Schools – Parochial, Schools – Public, Schools – Colleges and Academies, Social Settlements, Societies – Benevolent and Fraternal, Societies – Miscellaneous,  Societies – Patriotic, State Officials, Street and Avenue Guide, United States Postal Zone Guide. The list of names usually gives the occupation of the individual with all individuals listed  for the household.