Still Shining: Patrons pay to be in his shoes. John Jackson is a pro at shining and dying shoes

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Title

Still Shining: Patrons pay to be in his shoes. John Jackson is a pro at shining and dying shoes

Description

Newspaper article about John Jackson and his career in shining and dying shoes at Capital Shoe Fixery. Jackson started out as a child in Smokey Hollow shining shoes and then started work at the Fixery in 1955.

Identifier

JGRCMA-MSS20060531-B001-F004-I003

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ ; Copyright of this work is held by The Tallahassee Democrat. It is provided here for scholarship, research, and private study. Further use or copying of the work beyond Fair Use may require permission from the rightsholder.

Type

text

Creator

Scott, Renasia

Date

1999-07-03

Format

Newspapers

Language

English

Spatial Coverage

Tallahassee (Fla.) ; Smokey Hollow ; 30.43979390306887, -84.27628518465734

Publisher

Tallahassee Democrat

Extent

2 pages

Subject

Business enterprises, Black; Leon County (Fla.)

Is Part Of

Hidden Sagas Collection, John G. Riley House Archives, Tallahassee Community College Library, Tallahassee, Florida.

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