Wess's Barbershop interior

Title

Wess's Barbershop interior

Description

Black and white image depicting the Interior of a barbershop, showing Wess and two other people a man and a woman who has her arm around a dog. An antique radio sits between the benches, and many pictures of Wess giving haircuts to various people line the walls. A number of beauty products are on display as well, and two ashtrays stand at either end of the benches. Opened on SW Baseline in 1960 by proprietor Wess Hebron, Wess's Barber Shop was a familiar landmark for many years in Hillsboro. See WCMpic_013806, WCMpic_013808, WCMpic_013809, and WCMpic_013817 for other images of the exterior of this shop, and WCMpic_013811 and WCMpic_013812 for views of the interior.

Identifier

WCMpic_013810

Creator

McMullen, Herbert E., photographer, Hillsboro Studio, Hillsboro, Oregon

Subject

Barbershops

Beauty culture

Hebron, Schuyler Wesley (Wess)

Economic History

Cultural Studies

Spatial Coverage

Hillsboro, Oregon

Date Created

circa 1960s

Date

1960/1969

Medium

gelatin silver prints

Rights

Online access to this image is for research and educational purposes only. To inquire about permissions, order a reproduction, or for more information, please contact the Five Oaks Museum at Research@FiveOaksMuseum.org.

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Type

Still Image

Source

Washington County Museum