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A Manicure on the "Modern Train"
This image from
The Modern Railroad
(1911) captures a white, female passenger receiving a manicure from an African-American woman while aboard the railroad.
"YOU MAY HAVE THE MANICURE UPON THE MODERN TRAIN"
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About this Document
Source:
The Modern Railroad
Author:
Edward Hungerford
Publisher:
A.C. McClurg & Co.
Published:
Chicago
Date:
1911
Topics:
Migration/Transportation
,
African Americans
,
Arts/Leisure
,
Women/Family
Further Information:
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