Nicaise's Barber Shop, Main Street

Photograph

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South River Historical & Preservation Society

Name/Title

Nicaise's Barber Shop, Main Street

Entry/Object ID

2017.043.004

Description

Black and white photograph showing two men in white smocks standing facing the camera next to two of four pictured chairs in a barber shop. Wall in front of the chairs is mirrored and products and storage are visible. Two signs fixed to the mirror in from of the chairs both have text reading: "J.V. Nicaise Recommends Wildroot with Oil For The Hair". A 1941 pinup calendar from Mac's Service Center, Main Street and Hillside Avenue, South River, is hanging on the back wall of the barber shop and fans, sink, and tables are visible in photograph. Handwritten text on the back of the photograph reads: "Main St. Joe Nicaise Barber Shop" in blue ink. A piece of tape is fixed to the back center of the cardstock with two stripes of wear from other tape on the back left corner. Light staining on the back right border of the cardstock .Front of photograph has four stripes of wear from pieces of tape, a slight crease across the left border, one missing corner and light wear on three remaining corners. Photograph is in excellent condition with wear around edges from tapeon right border and both left corners. Measures 5" X 7" on a cardstock backing measuring 6 3/4" X 9".

Photograph Details

Subject Person or Organization

J.V. Nicaise Barber Shop / White Barber Shop, Nicaise, Joseph

Subject Place

Building

Capitol Theatre Building / Capitol Building

Street

Main Street

City

South River

State/Province

New Jersey

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Acquisition

Accession

2017.043

Source or Donor

Spenowski, Josephine

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Date made

Mar 1941

Time Period

20th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Hub Sorting

Other Number

014.capitol.001

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Status: OK Status By: Blake, Sarah J. (SJB) Status Date: 2018-01-19

Note Type

Historical Note

Note

NIcaise's Barber Shop was located in the Capitol Theatre Building throughout the 1940s.