Catalogue description Luries' Barber Shop on Elizabeth Street c.1920. The shop was a ladies and gents hairdressing cum barber shop from before World War I to after World War II. Morris Lurie ran the shop, and also was a boxer, and later his son Hyman took over, and eventually became a well known table tennis player. Mrs. Lurie was the first lady barber in Manchester. Mr. Lurie was a chiropodist. From left to right: Celia and Fay Lurie, who ran the ladies section; Morris Lurie; his wife; Hyman Lurie.

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Title: Luries' Barber Shop on Elizabeth Street c.1920. The shop was a ladies and gents hairdressing cum barber shop from before World War I to after World War II. Morris Lurie ran the shop, and also was a boxer, and later his son Hyman took over, and eventually became a well known table tennis player. Mrs. Lurie was the first lady barber in Manchester. Mr. Lurie was a chiropodist. From left to right: Celia and Fay Lurie, who ran the ladies section; Morris Lurie; his wife; Hyman Lurie.
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Negative Sheet Number 2/L51/26
Date: No Date
Held by: Greater Manchester County Record Office (with Manchester Archives), not available at The National Archives
Language: English

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