Fontana Barber Shop, Meaderville, Montana (c. 1920)

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DescriptionJoseph Fontana's Barber Shop was located at 40 Main Street in Meaderville, Montana. Photograph shows Joseph Fontana and a customer who may be Adolf Ossello in about 1920. Joseph Fontana came to Meaderville from Lucca, Italy a comune in Tuscany when he was about 18 years old. He worked in the Leonard mine for some time before attending a barber school in Butte, getting his barber license, and buying this shop. This is the first of two shops Fontana owned and operated in Meaderville.TypeImageCreatorUnknown Photographer; Louis FontanaGenrephotographsDate1920SubjectButte (Mont.) - HistoryMeaderville (Mont.) - HistoryJoseph FontanaContributing InstitutionButte-Silver Bow Public LibraryGeographic CoverageButte, MontanaMeaderville, MontanaTime Period Represented1915 - 1925;;Digital CollectionButte Digital Image ProjectDigital Formatimage/tiffProvenanceLouis FontanaSource 978.668 From Louis Fontana collection. Not owned by library.Date Digitized2009-12

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