Shoe Shine Stand
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Shoe Shine Stand
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This object can be used in discussion of the resilience of African American businesses, employees, and entrepreneurs of the late 20th century.
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This is a shoe shine stand that was originally used at the Hotel Oliviere at 100 West 7th Street (torn down circa 1968/69) and then moved to the Amtrak station in Wilmington, DE. This item was owned and used by Vereen T. Lolley (1931-2012), an African-American man who worked at it when it was in the Amtrak station from circa 1968/69 until circa 2009, when the station underwent renovations and Mr. Lolley took the bench home with him.
The stand has a white-painted, wooden base with two steps that are topped in white marble. The lower step has eight cast iron raised shoe rests attached. The upper step has four built-in small drawers and serves as a platform for a wooden bench seat that is painted gray and brown and divided into four seats with arm rests. Each seat has an orange vinyl leaf pattern brocade seat and back. The bench comes apart into three parts.
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1940-1950
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1940s
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1950s
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Wilmington, Delaware
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Shoe shiners
Shoe shining
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Unknown
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Physical dimensions: 9'2"Lx5'2"Hx 3'1/2"D
Digital dimensions: 639x405px
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Wood, marble, vinyl
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Owned and used by Vereen T. Lolley. At some point afterward, it was purchased by the Delaware Historical Society.
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Delaware Historical Society
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The copyright and related rights status of this item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available (noted above in Publisher and Identifier) for more information.
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