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Inset
Photographer: Larry Gertner
Taken: June 17, 2020
Caption: Inset
Additional Description: Peter Guignon (1813-1885) worked various jobs, including as a hairdresser. In 1858 he moved to Brooklyn, where he worked at a pharmacy. He was a member of the Philomathean Society, a literary society for African Americans that established a library and organized lectures and discussion groups.
Submitted: May 31, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
Database Locator Identification Number: p588905
File Size: 0.053 Megabytes

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