Phonebooks
InEnduringGrowStrong @ InEnduringGrowStrong @sh.itjust.works Posts 11Comments 1,361Joined 2 yr. ago

InEnduringGrowStrong @ InEnduringGrowStrong @sh.itjust.works
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Phone books had your name and phone number. Some had your street address too.
Before that, there were books that even had your occupation.
Random directory example from 1886:
Last name, first name, occupation, street name, number.1790...