A father (Robert Snyder) gets and the bowl and a pair of oversized scissors to cut the hair of his son Jimmy. The barbers unions in the Los Angeles and surrounding areas had voted to raise the cost of haircuts to $1.50, thus leading many to do their own haircuts at home. Photograph dated Sept. 8, 1952.
Barbers Union.--Local 295 Barbers--California--Los Angeles Boys--California--Los Angeles Bowls--California--Los Angeles Haircutting--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs Herald-Examiner Collection photographs
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