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DR-A019 Untitled ("Louise & Lillian's Beauty Salon")

FILES

Dublin Core

Title

DR-A019 Untitled ("Louise & Lillian's Beauty Salon")

Subject

Gainsboro; Businesses; Louise & Lillian's Beauty Salon; David Ramey.

Description

Exterior view of "Louise & Lillian's Beauty Salon". The one visible street sign puts the building on the corner of Wells Avenue. Two women are seen on the sidewalk as well as a man walking from the left. There are numerous houses lining the right of the image, receding into the background. The large window showing into the shop is displaying two wigs and a vase of flowers.

Evidence of another started drawing on the back side of the image. Story in The Times and Life on Henry Street (2012), p. 16. Displayed in the Harrison Museum of African American Culture Exhibit 2023-2024.

Creator

David A. Ramey

Publisher

Roanoke Public Libraries

Date

n.d.

Contributor

Gainsboro Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries

Rights

Copyright Status: Copyright is held by David A. Ramey, LLC.

Conditions Governing Publication and Other Uses: All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted in writing to David A. Ramey, LLC. Contact repository manager for further information.

Format

8.5x11"

Identifier

DR-A019

Medium

Ink and Colored Pencil on Paper

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Drawing

Citation

David A. Ramey, “DR-A019 Untitled ("Louise & Lillian's Beauty Salon"),” Virginia Room Digital Collection, accessed July 23, 2026, https://www.virginiaroom.org/digital/document/DR-A019.