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ACCESSION NUMBER   976:0021:0415
CATEGORY   Services, Personal
SUBCATEGORY   Barber shop
TITLE   Favorite Barber Shop
DESCRIPTION   Interior of the Favorite Barber Shop located at 311 Peoples Street in Corpus Christi, Texas. Four barbers stand behind a row of swivel chairs, two of which are occupied by customers. The chairs are arranged in front of a wall lined with mirrors, sinks, and shelves. Identified are owner B. W. Abernathy (lathering a man's hair) and "Wilson" (standing behind an unoccupied chair). A shoe shiner stands at left, towards the shop rear.
PERSONAL NAME   Abernathy, B. W. (aacr2)
SUBJECT   Barbers. (lcsh)
Barbershops. (lctgm)
Consumers. (lctgm)
Interiors. (lctgm)
Men. (lcsh)
Shoe shiners. (lctgm)
United States--Texas--Corpus Christi. (lcsh)