This small building was specifically designed to be a barber shop. The shop opened in 1956 as Tony Sample's Barber Shop. It was a beauty shop for a few years before being purchased by Darrell in 1973, and has been in use as a barber shop ever since.
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Say "Hello" to Darrell Wells, a member of the Springfield Barber College's very first class in 1958. Darrell has been working as a barber ever since.
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For more of my photographs of traditional barbers and barbershops, look here:
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Interested in Central Illinois? Here are my collections and sets relating to the middle section of the Land of Lincoln:
Central Illinois (excluding Springfield)
Springfield and ONLY Springfield
All About Abe (Lincoln)
And here are a few more "topical" sets that may be of interest to you:
Small Town Churches
Things that are Abandoned, Neglected, Weathered, or Rusty
All Things Political
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Darrell's is a one-chair, one room shop. This is the main waiting room on the south end of the building.
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For more of my photographs of traditional barbers and barbershops, look here:
Barbers & Barber Shops
Interested in Central Illinois? Here are my collections and sets relating to the middle section of the Land of Lincoln:
Central Illinois (excluding Springfield)
Springfield and ONLY Springfield
All About Abe (Lincoln)
And here are a few more "topical" sets that may be of interest to you:
Small Town Churches
Things that are Abandoned, Neglected, Weathered, or Rusty
All Things Political
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