Hairdressing 1948

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British Colonies Club, London.

C/U mass of afro hair. Various shots of black hairdresser Carmen England doing an African woman's hair. Carmen brushes the hair, she then treats it with "secret oils". She divides the hair into sections and uses heated steel combs to straighten the woman's hair....

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Data

Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
44607
Sort Number:
NP 174
Time in/Out:
01:36:11:00 / 01:38:14:00
Canister:
NP 174
Film ID:
1355.18
Issue Date:
12/01/1948

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