Gelatin silver print of a barber shop in Alexandria, Louisiana

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A sepia tone photograph of an interior view of a barber shop in downtown Alexandria, Louisiana. Four barbers are captured standing ready at their empty chairs. A fourth man stands at the back of the shop holding a whisk broom in his proper right hand. All of the men are wearing vests, long sleeve shirts, and trousers. A long mirror with counter runs the length of the wall behind the barbers. The mirror has decorative wood framing at the top and the counter is covered in bottles, brushes and other tools, and a cash register. Behind the man with the whisk broom are small cubby shelves holding shaving mugs. A single, freestanding sinks stands in the right foreground. In the background is a sign for Rapides Bank and a calendar advertising the store of Jonas Rosenthal, other Alexandria businesses. The fourth barber from left is possibly George W. Moore, later proprietor of George’s Barber Shop.

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