Barber Shop • Charleston, SC

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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 photograph of barbers and customers in a barbershop in Charleston, South Carolina, by photographer Leonard Freed. The photo looks down between two rows of barber chairs and depicts several young barbers standing at their chairs. Most of the barbers are men but to the right of the center of the photo stands a young woman in a barber jacket. The date and place the photo was taken are inscribed on the back along with the photographer's stamp.

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