The Last Barber (Pole) Standing

MN90: Minnesota History in 90 Seconds · Jun 11, 2026 · 1m · transcript

The William Marvy Company in St. Paul, Minnesota,is the last remaining manufacturer of commercial barber poles in North America. Here’s Autumn Haeg.

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Editor: Britt Aamodt

Producer: Autumn Haeg.

Editorial support: Emily Krumberger

Mixing & mastering: Chris Harwood

Image: Barber shop interior, 1935 [credit: Collection of the Minnesota Historical Society]

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