I took this photo in 2018. Dick Simpson, as of this month, has been in his barber shop for 62 years. I have written about Dick’s career many times, so I’ll try to add some information I find on the periphery.
In the old days, a barber was called a “tonsorial artist” and a barber shop was called a “tonsorial parlor.” Mount Ayr’s first barber came on the scene in 1874 in the form of Mr. L. B. Imus. Many, many barber shops have existed since 1874, …
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