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RARE PLACARD FOR MADAM'S HAIR GROWER - SEE THE RESULTS
(BUSINESS.) Walker, Madam C. J. Use Madam C. J. Walker's Wonderful Hair Grower. Advertising broadside with before-and-after photos heralding the benefits of the product, lettered in black on an orange background, 8 1/2x8 1/2 inches; some slight wear. Np, circa 1920
- Notes: rare point-of-purchase advertisement. Sara Breedlove McWilliams Walker was born in 1867 to ex-slave sharecroppers. She was orphaned at 8 and married at 14. It borders on the miraculous that she became a millionaire by her thirties.
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February 26, 2004 12:00 AM EST
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