Nat the Bush Doctor photoprint
Object Details
- Local Numbers
- 00064101.tif (AC Scan No.)
- General
- In Box 6, Folder 12.
- Photographer
- Harris & Ewing
- Names
- Mathis, Nathaniel, 1946- (barber, motivational speaker)
- Collection Creator
- Mathis, Nathaniel, 1946- (barber, motivational speaker)
- Topic
- Afro-Sheen (product name)
- Topic
- Hair
- African American beauty operators
- Hairdressing of African Americans -- 1970-2000 -- Washington (D.C.)
- Photographer
- Harris & Ewing
- See more items in
- Nathaniel Mathis Collection of Barbering and Beauty Culture
- Nathaniel Mathis Collection of Barbering and Beauty Culture / Series 7: Photographs / Soft Sheen demonstrations
- Extent
- 1 Item (photoprint, 10" x 8".)
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
- Silver gelatin on paper, unmounted.
- Condition
- Small tear in bottom edge; corners creased.
- Date
- Ca. 1970s
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Type
- Archival materials
- Photographs
- Collection Citation
- Nathaniel Mathis Collection of Barbering and Beauty Culture, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Rights
- Reproduction restricted due to copyright. "Harris & Ewing" credit in negative, lower right, but not stamped on verso.
- Genre/Form
- Photographs -- 1970-1980 -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin
- Scope and Contents
- Title and "Demonstrator for Johnson Products Co. Inc. / Afro-Sheen Specialists" in negative. Nathaniel Mathis displaying young woman's large "Afro" hairstyle. Single weight paper.
- Restrictions
- Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
- Record ID
- ebl-1560804065213-1560804065257-0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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