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Subject: RE: Occupation at Shipyard
Date: Sat, 08 May 2004 00:11:06 +0000

Karen wrote:
"I am trying to decipher an occupation on the 1920 census in Philadelphia for
Jacob Smith age 24. It looks like Fipster . . .Any ideas or corrections on what this occupation is?"

Karen,
I checked on HeritageQuest (image quality is sometimes different than on Ancestry) and it looks like "Paintier" to me (painter?), but it's very light, especially the first few letters. Generally, I'm used to seeing ironworking, pipefitting, etc. at the Navy yard, but I suppose painter is possible. Maybe someone with better eyes/monitor resolution/knowledge of shipbuilding will recognize something more exotic in the occupation?? Good luck!
Claire K.

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