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Photograph caption dated July 10, 1950 reads "Johnny Mercer, North Hollywood barber, kneels among wood carved figures that depict what may have been a typical western cowboy scene. Mercer uses the figures, which he carves in his spare time, to decorate his barber shop window."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Men--California--Los Angeles Barbers--California--Los Angeles Wood-carvers--California--Los Angeles Figurines--California--Los Angeles Miniature objects--California--Los Angeles Hobbyists--California--Los Angeles Handicraft--California--Los Angeles North Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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