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Harper Method Ointment for the Hair was produced from 1888 on in Rochester. According to the package, it "regulates the normal secretion of natural oil, corrects dry & eczematous conditions of the scalp, overcomes the most stubborn cases of dandruff,…

Harper Method products were meant to be compliment each other in a complete beauty regime. Make-Up Remover Cream was used when a "quick clean-up is desired without the thorough cleansing provided by the Cleansing Creams".

Harper Method scissors.

This small Harper Method comb, possibly used for teasing the hair, is made of hard rubber.

This small enameled pin designates graduates of the Harper Method course of instruction.

Harper Method brush.

This Harper Method Shop Directory was published in 1940, and lists 420 shops in the US and Canada.

Nancy Ann Wise used the Harper Method Beauty School Training Manual in 1955. It gives instruction for all Harper Method services, and includes anatomical drawings of the arteries, veins, muscles, and nerves of the head, face, and neck. Massage was an…

Ann M. Harper earned this diploma when she completed the course of study for the Martha M. Harper School of Shampooing and Scalp Treatment in 1911. She furthered her education by attending Summer School and Brush Up Courses from 1940 - 1950.

Frederick Douglass, International Council of Women, Washington, D.C., 1888

Frederick Douglass' speech is read by Djed Snead:

"Mrs. President, Ladies and Gentlemen:— I come to this platform with unusual diffidence. Although I have long been…