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Monday, November 11, 2013

Barbers Pole.

A Barbers Pole at 9th and 47th. The red spirals around the pole represent blood, in medieval times barbers would also preform minor 'surgery' and dentistry. People would often hold a stick to allow the blood to pour into a bowl when the barber preformed blood letting.
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