1906: Renfro Barber shop advertisement

This image is a photograph used in the book Auburn, a Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village by Mickey Logue and Jack Simms, 3rd edition, 2013, depicting the history of the city and the university. From page 66: Barber E. Renfro, whose advertisement appeared in 1906, was one of several Negroes t...

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Format: Electronic
Published: Auburn University Libraries
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Online Access:http://content.lib.auburn.edu/u?/village,264
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Summary:This image is a photograph used in the book Auburn, a Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village by Mickey Logue and Jack Simms, 3rd edition, 2013, depicting the history of the city and the university. From page 66: Barber E. Renfro, whose advertisement appeared in 1906, was one of several Negroes to operate businesses downtown over the years. He cut the hair of white customers in his shop and black customers in his home. Photo source: Auburn University Archives.