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Electrical hot comb heater and hot comb,1920s. Creator: Unknown.

Electric hot combs were used to shape, style, and straighten hair. With few jobs open to them, hundreds of thousands of African-American women became beauticians and opened salons. The items in this collection belonged to Edna Stevens McIntyre (May 22, 1917-). She was born in Washington, DC but relocated to Duquesne, PA at the age of 7 or 8 after her mother died. She was raised by a paternal aunt, Ida Stevens Johnson. Edna McIntyre is the aunt of the donor, Linda Crichlow White.

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Title: Electrical hot comb heater and hot comb,1920s. Creator: Unknown.

Caption: Electric hot combs were used to shape, style, and straighten hair. With few jobs open to them, hundreds of thousands of African-American women became beauticians and opened salons. The items in this collection belonged to Edna Stevens McIntyre (May 22, 1917-). She was born in Washington, DC but relocated to Duquesne, PA at the age of 7 or 8 after her mother died. She was raised by a paternal aunt, Ida Stevens Johnson. Edna McIntyre is the aunt of the donor, Linda Crichlow White.

Personalities: SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

Credit: Album / Heritage Art/Heritage Images

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Image size: 6064 × 5289 px | 91.8 MB

Print size: 51.3 × 44.8 cm | 2387.4 × 2082.3 in (300 dpi)

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