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ACCESSION NUMBER   976:0021:0416
CATEGORY   Services, Personal
SUBCATEGORY   Barber shop
TITLE   W. C. Shaw Barber Shop
DESCRIPTION   Interior view of the W. C. Shaw Barber Shop located in Corpus Christi, Texas. No fewer than seven barber chairs line the room, and a shoe shine chair can be seen in the left foreground. Five barbers, two customers, and a shoe shiner are all visible. The three center barbers were known as "the three Shorties;" the one in the middle is Shorty Brunson. Brunson wears a Depression era tie, which was made of gingham and discarded after being worn once or twice. The barber at the rear of the store is the owner, Warren C. Shaw. Note the advertisements for local business posted over the mirrors on the walls.
PERSONAL NAME   Brunson, Shorty. (aacr2)
Shaw, Warren C. (aacr2)
SUBJECT   Barbers. (lcsh)
Barbershops. (lctgm)
Consumers. (lctgm)
Interiors. (lctgm)
Men. (lcsh)
Shoe shiners. (lctgm)
United States--Texas--Corpus Christi. (lcsh)