DR-A116 Alfred Bowens Barber Shop, Gainsboro 1959
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Title
DR-A116 Alfred Bowens Barber Shop, Gainsboro 1959
Subject
Gainsboro; Gainsboro Road; Burrell Street NW; Bowen's Barber Shop; David Ramey.
Description
Streetscape of the front of building, with a sign that says "Bowens Barber Shop". Three older men are outside of the shop, and a man in yellow is in the doorway, all watching a woman in pink walk by. In the doorway. On the outside wall, to the lieft, there is a sign with a picture of a pack of cigarettes that says "Smoke Kool Cigarettes". Beneath, there is a Coca Cola sign above a trashcan. Inside, a man gets his hair cut by the barber. Author signed and dated image in bottom right corner, wrote "Gainsboro 1959, Alfred Bowens, Barber Shop".
On the back of the paper he wrote "Bowens Barber Shop on Gainsboro" and "No #7".
Story in Gainsboro Going into North East.
On the back of the paper he wrote "Bowens Barber Shop on Gainsboro" and "No #7".
Story in Gainsboro Going into North East.
Creator
David A. Ramey
Publisher
Roanoke Public Libraries
Date
1990
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.
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
9x12"
Identifier
DR-A116
Medium
Ink and Colored Pencil on Paper
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Drawing
Collection
Citation
David A. Ramey, “DR-A116 Alfred Bowens Barber Shop, Gainsboro 1959,” Virginia Room Digital Collection, accessed August 14, 2026, https://www.virginiaroom.org/digital/document/DR-A116.