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October 1909. "A Group of Boot-Blacks in Bowdoin Square, a Passing Juvenile Industry. Location: Boston, Massachusetts." Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine. View full size.
I remember the tins of polish with the words "Esquire Boot Black." I still shine my shoes but Esquire polish is no more. Kiwi is the brand now of paste polish. I still call it Boot Black.
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