An undated photograph of a young Mildred [Slingwine] Seiler, who became a barber in Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
SCHUYLKILL MEMORY LANE QUIZ
Clue: This little girl shown on this week’s photo at one time was the only woman in her trade, but today more have followed in her footsteps. She began her trade when she was only fourteen, but now she is retired. Much of her training was learned from her father.
Answer: Last week’s little girl was Mildred [Slingwine] Seiler, a female barber.
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From “Memory Lane,” West Schuylkill Herald, 21 April 1977, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, via Newspapers.com. Readers submitted photos. A clue was given. And, the answer was provided in the next week’s edition of the newspaper.
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