Name/Title
Tin Container previously holding Pipe Tobacco, from Frank's Barber ShopEntry/Object ID
1988.22.30Description
ACC. NO. 88.22.30
SUBJECT CATEGORY: BUSINESSES
DATE OR PERIOD: UNKNOWN
OBJECT: CONTAINER
DESCRIPTION:
TIN CONTAINER, WITH LABEL PRINTED ON METAL SURFACE. BOLD-PRINTED CAPTION, "REVELATION," IN RED- AND BLACKCOLORED TYPE ON A CREAM-COLORED BACKGROUND.
SIZE: H 3"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
PIPE TOBACCO TIN FROM FRANK'S BARBER SHOP, 2055 LINCOLN AVENUE, ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA.
ACQUIRED FROM:
ACQUISITION FUND
DATE: JUNE 10, 1988Interpretative Labels
Label
5/25/2020 MvL: Barbershop sign:
1930'S BARBERSHOP
THE PIECES IN THIS EXHIBIT WERE ONCE USED DAILY IN FRANK'S BARBER SHOP LOCATED AT 2055 LINCOLN AVENUE. THE SHOP WAS OPENED AROUND 1930 BY FRANK CORICA, LATE UNCLE OF OUR FORMER MAYOR, CHUCK CORICA.
