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Comfort Beauty Shop

Date: 09 03 1930
Description: Interior view of the Comfort Beauty Shop, showing display case and advertisements including "Permanent waves $10.00." The front windows are in the backgrou...
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Tiffany's Beauty Salon

Date: 12 05 1933
Description: Tiffany's Beauty Salon, located in the Wisconsin Power and Light building, 122 W. Washington Avenue.
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Hairstyle Show

Date: 01 25 1932
Description: Group portrait of hairstyle show participants at the Cardinal Beauty Shop, 625 State Street.
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Cardinal Beauty Shoppe

Date: 12 07 1933
Description: Cardinal Beauty Shoppe, 625 State Street, interior, from the back of the shop. Featuring the new dryer system and manicure tables.
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Duncan's Beauty Studio

Date: 01 22 1932
Description: Interior of Duncan's Beauty Studio, 105 State Street, featuring dryers and chairs.
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Cardinal Beauty Shoppe

Date: 01 11 1934
Description: Cardinal Beauty Shoppe, 625 State Street, interior view from the front of the shop. Featuring the dryer system and manicure tables.
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S.S. Kresge Storefront

Date: 02 21 1932
Description: Storefront of S.S. Kresge variety store, 25 E. Main Street. Also shows second floor business windows for a tailor and a beauty shop.
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Cardinal Beauty Shop

Date: 03 25 1931
Description: Interior view of the Cardinal Beauty Shop, 625 State Street, reception foyer.
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North Pinckney Street

Date: 1988
Description: View across N. Pinckney Street looking towards towards a row of buildings, starting from the left: YWCA, The Perfume Shops (obstructed sign), The Camera Co...
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Castle and Doyle Building and Francis Vallander Building

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street, on the corner of North Fairchild Street, towards the Castle and Doyle Building and the Francis Vallander Building. The Castle and...
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Levitan Block

Date: 1973
Description: View across West Main Street towards the Levitan Block, an Egyptian revival building, with ornate columns and friezes reminiscent of Ancient Egypt. The lef...
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Entrance to Hub Building

Date: 12 15 1935
Description: Entrance to Hub Building, 24 West Mifflin Street, showing Maiden Beauty Shop sign and part of Menges Pharmacy with a Coca-Cola sign.
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Beauty Bath

Date: 12 03 1967
Description: A woman takes a bath at the Edgewater beauty and health spa.
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Three Women at Rosemary Beauty Shop

Date: 04 20 1928
Description: Three women looking at The American Hairdresser magazine in the Rosemary Beauty Shop, located at 521 State Street. The caption reads: "The "American...
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Raquel Torres at Bastick Beauty Shop

Date: 08 12 1932
Description: Actress Raquel Torres has her hair dressed by Rose Bastick at Bastick Beauty Shop, 18 E. Mifflin Street.
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Betsy Johnson Getting Permanent Wave

Date: 03 17 1932
Description: Mrs. Betsy Johnson (84-years-old) getting a permanent wave in the Elite Beauty Shop, 27 East Main Street, from her granddaughter Pearl Holman.
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Cardinal Beauty Shoppe Window Display

Date: 08 31 1932
Description: Cardinal Beauty Shoppe, 625 State Street, window display, awarded first prize in a national window display contest conducted by the Modern Beauty Shop maga...
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North Fairchild and West Mifflin Streets

Date: 06 20 1944
Description: Four houses along North Fairchild Street, left to right, Michael Endres (20), Timothy Lyons (24), John Dahlk - furnished rooms (26-28), and Sam Corona (30)...
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Cedric Parker under Hair Dryer

Date: 11 24 1933
Description: Cedric Parker, Capital Times newsman, reads Time magazine while under the hair dryer at Mrs. Wengel's Marinello Shop, 125 State Street. Lucille Bump...
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Cedric Parker Gets a Facial

Date: 11 24 1933
Description: Lucille Bump, beauty operator, applying a mudpack to the face of Cedric Parker, Capital Times newsman at Mrs. Wengel's Marinello Shop, 125 State Street.

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