1940s Hair Ad
(Photo: Courtesy of clstoon.com)
for pressing hair. This was one of the
cosmetic products put out by Chicago
entrepreneur Anthony Overton.
Overton also published the
weekly newspaper.
And he had a large stake in the
(Frederick) Douglas National Bank &
the Liberty Life Insurance.
Interestingly, the illustrator of this
ad was a black man, Charles C.
Dawson who reflected a more
Afrocentric look in his people
drawings. As opposed to others
in this time period who would draw
more European features on a Black
face.
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