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unknown (fl. 1941-1945) [Photograph of Tuskegee Army Airfield barbershop]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09645.017 Author/Creator: unknown (fl. 1941-1945) Place Written: Tuskegee, Alabama Type: Photograph Date: no date Pagination: 1 photograph ; 9.9 x 11.9 cm. Order a Copy

One undated photograph of an airbase barber shaving an officer at Tuskegee Army Airfield.

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