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                <text>Certification records; Professional licensing; Barbers; Des Moines, Iowa; 1920s trade licensing</text>
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                <text>This collection is an index of individuals who completed a “Barber’s Exam” in Des Moines, Iowa. Each record lists name, a “Post” (presumably license/post number), year, page number in the register, date of exam, and remarks.</text>
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                <text>Original barber licensing register for Des Moines, Iowa (date and archival location unknown — held by IGS).</text>
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                <text>1927-1928</text>
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                <text>Text; Register / Index</text>
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                <text>Spatial: Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA. &#13;
Temporal: 1927–1928.</text>
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                <text>Compiled by volunteers of the Iowa Genealogical Society</text>
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                <text>© Iowa Genealogical Society. Digital images provided for personal research and educational use. Permission required for publication or commercial reuse.</text>
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    <name>Barber Exam</name>
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            <text>The Iowa Genealogical Society provides access only to the index entries found in this collection. No additional records, documents, or original examination files are held by IGS. The information visible in each item represents the full extent of the material available. Users seeking further details about barber licensing or professional examinations from this period may need to consult municipal or state licensing authorities or archival repositories that maintain historical regulatory records.</text>
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              <text>9/29/1927</text>
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              <text>Index entry for an individual listed in the Barber’s Exam register for Des Moines, Iowa. Each record notes the person’s name, post information, year, page reference, date of exam, and any remarks recorded in the original register.</text>
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