Rodger Clark's No. 1 Barber Shop, Atlanta, Georgia, 1935-1950

Photographic cards like this one, with their glued-on labels, were a preliminary step taken by Dexter Press before producing postcards for small-business owners to mail or hand out. During the first half of the 20th century, Jim Crow laws in the South dictated racial segregation in public places. African-American barber shops became centers for both socializing and political activism.