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D415-4
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- 1936-01-29 (Creation)
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Bremerton tailor A.R. (Bob) Robb paused in his work long enough for the photographer to snap this photo for the Bremerton Sun's "Around the Clock" feature on April 25, 1936. Mr. Robb was a tailor at Paul Mehner's shop at 209 Washington Ave. in Bremerton, where he worked all day seated at a row of windows smoking his pipe and plying his needle. His pipe was covered with an "overcoat" that kept the ashes from falling on the fabric. Originally from Scotland, Mr. Robb had apprenticed in the tailor business there and emerged as a journeyman at the age of 18 to travel through Scotland, England, Canada and the United States. After forty years, he still enjoyed sewing, especially in his favorite material- fur. He recounted his finest hour as sewing a new suit for the Canadian Prime Minister, who then referred the other Cabinet members to Robb. (Bremerton Sun 4/25/1936, pg. 1)
Tailors--Bremerton--1930-1940; Tailor shops--Bremerton--1930-1940; Clothing industry--Bremerton--1930-1940; Sewing; Robb, A.R.;