Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-20 of 39

Photograph

Kretlow's Barbershop

Date: 12 28 1933
Description: Interior view of Kretlow's Barbershop, 109 W. Mifflin Street, with three barbers: left, "Duke" Ahern, center, Burt Bruce, and owner Ray Kretlow, standing n...
Photograph

Barber at Bombed Barbershop

Date: 11 09 1932
Description: Barber, Roland Thistle at his bombed barbershop, 707 University Avenue.
Photograph

Barbers at YWCA Kiddie Camp

Date: 08 10 1931
Description: Eight barbers (S.R. Ashby, E.A. Sorenson, Louis H. Topp, Melvin Byom, Earl G. Carver, Melvin H. Randall, Joseph Fedele, and Claude E. Dyer) cutting hair of...
Photograph

Barber Science Class

Date: 08 27 1929
Description: Students in the first class in Barber Science with instructor, Chester Feavel, pointing at an anatomy chart.
Photograph

Schenk's Corners

Date: 01 23 1928
Description: Schenk's Corners, with the Security State Bank, located at Atwood Avenue and Winnebago Street. On the right hand side of the view is Hausmann Fuel Company,...
Photograph

Interior Barber Shop

Date: 1874
Description: A highly decorated barber shop interior, possibly Wellman's, with a view of chairs, mirrors and a glass display case with cigars. In the back of the shop i...
Photograph

Wellman's Barber Shop

Date: 1874
Description: A highly decorated barber shop interior, possibly Wellman's, with three barbers and three customers. Two men are about to get shaves. A glass display case,...
Photograph

Interior of Barbershop

Date: 
Description: Barber shop with customers and shaving mug rack. African American man is probably Frank Lyons.
Photograph

Charles J. Allen

Date: 12 27 1945
Description: Portrait of Charles J. Allen, president of the Madison Bowling Association. Mr. Allen was a barber by trade and a co-partner in a radio and appliance store...
Photograph

The Shivers Family

Date: 
Description: The Shivers family poses in front of the family barbershop. From left to right are Claude Shivers, Rebecca Ann Shivers, Nettie Shivers, unknown, Ashley Shi...
Photograph

Barber, West Village

Date: 1968
Description: View of a barber in the West Village taking a nap on the fully reclined shop chair, seen through the shop's front window from the street.
Photograph

Barber Shop Interior

Date: 
Description: Interior view of a barber shop with barber chairs with men seated on the right side and empty chairs for waiting customers on the left.
Photograph

Wisconsin Barbers Convention Committee

Date: 05 08 1952
Description: Members of the Wisconsin Barbers Local #153 and Barbers Guild #23 joint committee to plan the annual convention of the Wisconsin Barber and Beauty Culture ...
Photograph

Barber in Barbershop

Date: 
Description: Portrait of male barber, Ken Garves, posing behind his barber chair.
Photograph

Hairstylist

Date: 
Description: A hairstylist applying hair color to a woman's hair.
Photograph

Come for the Haircut, Stay for the Banjo

Date: 
Description: Rube Guyett and George Mandle with banjos in the Guyett Barber Shop.
Photograph

Theresa Barber Shop

Date: 02 21 1978
Description: "Theresa Barber Shop. Jan Reuter carries on the business after the untimely death of her husband, Carl. Her customer is Eric Schaumberg."
Photograph

Theresa Barber Shop

Date: 02 1978
Description: "Eric Schaumberg has his 'bangs' cut by barber, Jan Reuter."
Photograph

Jan Reuter Cutting Hair

Date: 1976
Description: "Jan Reuter cuts Philip Zingsheim's hair. Jan's husband, Carl, died an untimely death in 1975."
Photograph

Flat-Top Haircuts-New Art Form

Date: 10 16 1960
Description: Persons attending the 34th annual state convention of the Associated Master Barbers, held at the Madison Holiday Inn, 4402 East Washington Avenue, observe ...

Have Questions?

If you didn't find the material you searched for, our Library Reference Staff can help.

Call our reference desk at 608-264-6535 or email us at: