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Mailing tube addressed to Lucille Brown
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Poro College
, American, 1918 - 1950s
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Brown, Lucille
, American, 1892 - 1960
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Brown, Lucille
, American, 1892 - 1960
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Barbershop
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McNeill, Robert H.
, American, 1917 - 2005
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Photograph of Lucille Brown among Poro agents and one small child
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Poro College
, American, 1918 - 1950s
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Unidentified Man or Men
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Photograph of Lucille Brown and Elder Brown among others
Created by
Poro College
, American, 1918 - 1950s
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Brown, Lucille
, American, 1892 - 1960
Brown, Elder
, American, 1889 - 1949
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Price list for dealers of Poro beauty products
Created by
Poro College
, American, 1918 - 1950s
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Brown, Lucille
, American, 1892 - 1960
Owned by
Brown, Lucille
, American, 1892 - 1960
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about Price list for dealers of Poro beauty products
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Price list for dealers of Poro products
Created by
Poro College
, American, 1918 - 1950s
Used by
Brown, Lucille
, American, 1892 - 1960
Owned by
Brown, Lucille
, American, 1892 - 1960
Object Details
about Price list for dealers of Poro products
Price list for dealers of Poro products
Created by
Poro College
, American, 1918 - 1950s
Used by
Brown, Lucille
, American, 1892 - 1960
Owned by
Brown, Lucille
, American, 1892 - 1960
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about Price list for dealers of Poro products
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Typewritten formula for Poro hair rinse
Created by
Poro College
, American, 1918 - 1950s
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Brown, Lucille
, American, 1892 - 1960
Owned by
Brown, Lucille
, American, 1892 - 1960
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about Typewritten formula for Poro hair rinse
Handwritten formula for pressing oil
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Poro College
, American, 1918 - 1950s
Owned by
Brown, Lucille
, American, 1892 - 1960
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Handwritten formula for hair grower
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Poro College
, American, 1918 - 1950s
Owned by
Brown, Lucille
, American, 1892 - 1960
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Price list for Poro beauty products
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Poro College
, American, 1918 - 1950s
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Brown, Lucille
, American, 1892 - 1960
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Photographic print of unidentified woman sitting in a Helene Curtis chair
Photograph by
Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
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Unidentified Woman or Women
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