Employee records, 1872-1910 [bulk, 1872-1887].

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Employee records, 1872-1910 [bulk, 1872-1887].

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The records are a fragmentary group from the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company; its successor, the Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company; and its subsidiary, the Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Company. They are primarily registers of employees and wage rates for employees in the Reading (Pa.) repair shops of all three companies. One register appears to cover Mechanical Dept. employees at most points along the Reading System. Registers typically give name, occupation, wage rates, and occasionally dates of employment. The do not give tallies of actual wage payments, although these might be estimated from the data in the registers.

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