Chinatown The Chinese also have a long history here, arriving in the 19th century as railroad laborers.
The town also grew from the influx of railroad laborers who built the tracks that went through the village.
Thompson is the son of a railroad laborer from Hannibal, Missouri.
His father worked as a railroad laborer, and his mother earned money by taking in some sewing.
Before entering politics, he worked as a railroad laborer and a merchant.
The baby sits in a blue sling, the same denim blue as the railroad laborer.
They worked as blacksmiths, railroad laborers, and rickshaw pullers.
According to the original reports, the lions slew 135 African and Indian railroad laborers, sometimes dragging the men from their tents while they slept.
Asians, mostly of Chinese descent are descendants of farm workers and railroad laborers in the early 20th century.
Most of the early residents were farmers but a significant number were occupied as railroad laborers (over 30 in 1860).
