The King's Arms Barber Shop

Dublin Core

Title

The King's Arms Barber Shop

Subject

King's Arms Barber Shop (Williamsburg, Va.)
Handicraft - Virginia - Williamsburg
Stores & shops - Virginia - Williamsburg
Postcards - Virginia - Williamsburg

Description

Recto and verso of postcard titled "The King's Arms Barber Shop, Williamsburg, Virginia." Text on verso reads: "The colonial perukemaker provided a number of basic services: fashioning, selling, and dressing wigs and false hair pieces; cutting and dressing natural hair; and shaving men."

Creator

Colonial Williamsburg

Publisher

H. S. Crocker Co. Inc.

Is Part Of

Postcard Collection, AV2015.2, 2

Format

jpeg

Extent

1 postcard

Type

image

Identifier

D2021-COPY-1014-0103 R
D2021-COPY-1014-0104 V

Rights Holder

Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Postcard

Physical Dimensions

3.5 x 5.5 inches

Citation

Colonial Williamsburg, “The King's Arms Barber Shop,” John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, accessed May 15, 2025, https://rocklib.omeka.net/items/show/5822.