Barber shop of Robert James Boyd, Los Angeles, 1902-1910

Item Overview

Title

Barber shop of Robert James Boyd, Los Angeles, 1902-1910

Alternative title

Boyd family

Date Created

[1902-1910]

Date

1902/1910

Collection

Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Notes

Description

Robert James Boyd was born in North Carolina. He married Emma P. Barrett in Los Angeles and in 1910 they lived at 1242 El Molino (now 1242 Kenmore Ave.) in Los Angeles, next to 1244 El Molino, where Emma had lived with her family before she was married from as early as 1900. By 1917, he is reported as working in a barbershop in Riverside city directories from 1917 to 1947. According to Miriam Matthews, he owned the barbershop. Robert and Emma had four children: Barrett, Willis, Helen and Edward.
Advertisement for the barber shop of Robert James Boyd, with a photograph of 3 barbers standing beside customer chairs.

Caption

Robt. T. Boyd's Tonsorial Parlor, 242 East 2nd St.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Keywords

Genre

photomechanical prints

Names

Boyd, Robert James, 1860-1952

Subject Geographic

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Longitude

34.04931

Latitude

-118.242003

Resource type

still image

Subjects

African American businesspeople
African American barbers