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DR-A028 Untitled ("The Community Barber Shop")

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Title

DR-A028 Untitled ("The Community Barber Shop")

Subject

Businesses; David Ramey.

Description

This is an interior image of "The Community Barber Shop". One man is cutting another's hair while two others are seen in the background. Numerous hair tools and products can be seen on the barber's shelf. There is a crack in the wall in the top of the image. There is a circled "6" in the top left-hand corner.

Story in The Times and Life on Henry Street (2012), p. 14. 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-A028

Medium

Ink and Colored Pencil on Paper

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Drawing

Citation

David A. Ramey, “DR-A028 Untitled ("The Community Barber Shop"),” Virginia Room Digital Collection, accessed August 14, 2026, https://www.virginiaroom.org/digital/document/DR-A028.