Wess's Barbershop interior

Title

Wess's Barbershop interior

Description

Black and white image depicting the Interior of a barbershop, showing Wess giving a haircut to an elderly man. A large hair dryer sits in the far right of the image, and a barber chair with an adjustable footrest for children sits in the middle of the shop. Opened on SW Baseline in 1960 by proprietor Wess Hebron, Wess's Barber Shop was a familiar landmark for many years in Hillsboro. See WCMpic_013806, WCMpic_013808, WCMpic_013809, and WCMpic_013817 for other images of the exterior of this shop, and WCMpic_013810 and WCMpic_013812 for views of the interior.

Creator

McMullen, Herbert E., photographer, Hillsboro Studio, Hillsboro, Oregon

Date Created

circa 1960s

Subject

Barbershops
Beauty culture
Hebron, Schuyler Wesley (Wess)
Economic History
Cultural Studies

Place

Hillsboro, Oregon

Medium

gelatin silver prints

Identifier

WCMpic_013811

Rights

Online access to this image is for research and educational purposes only. To inquire about permissions, order a reproduction, or for more information, please contact the Five Oaks Museum at Research@FiveOaksMuseum.org.
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Source

Robert L. Benson Research Library, Five Oaks Museum

Type

Still Image

Collection