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A street barber's stall, with a ragged canopy ready for use as protection from sun or rain. The street barber is only employed by those who are too poor to go to the commodious barbers' shops.

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A street barber's stall, with a ragged canopy ready for use as protection from sun or rain. The street barber is only employed by those who are too poor to go to the commodious barbers' shops.

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Title
A street barber's stall, with a ragged canopy ready for use as protection from sun or rain. The street barber is only employed by those who are too poor to go to the commodious barbers' shops.
Names
Closson, William Baxter Palmer (1848-1926) (Wood-engraver)
Woodward, John Douglas (1846-1924) (Artist)
Collection

Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1881 - 1884
Place: New York
Publisher: D. Appleton
Library locations
Dorot Jewish Division
Shelf locator: *PWC+ (Wilson, C. W. Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt. 1881)
Topics
Barbering -- Syria -- Damascus
Clothing & dress -- Syria -- Damascus
Damascus (Syria)
Genres
Prints
Illustrations
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 18 x 16.5 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG794840631-B
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10607452
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 031a0d00-c5f3-012f-367c-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1848: Creator Born
  • 1881: Issued (Approximate)
  • 1926: Creator Died
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Dorot Jewish Division, The New York Public Library. "A street barber's stall, with a ragged canopy ready for use as protection from sun or rain. The street barber is only employed by those who are too poor to go to the commodious barbers' shops." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1881 - 1884. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-5f00-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Dorot Jewish Division, The New York Public Library. "A street barber's stall, with a ragged canopy ready for use as protection from sun or rain. The street barber is only employed by those who are too poor to go to the commodious barbers' shops." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 6, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-5f00-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Dorot Jewish Division, The New York Public Library. (1881 - 1884). A street barber's stall, with a ragged canopy ready for use as protection from sun or rain. The street barber is only employed by those who are too poor to go to the commodious barbers' shops. Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-5f00-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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A street barber's stall, with a ragged canopy ready for use as protection from sun or rain. The street barber is only employed by those who are too poor to go to the commodious barbers' shops.