He'd then grab, one by one, the armamentarium housed in the shoe shine box, which looked handmade, and was toted all day long. The brass handle doubled as the heel rest for his customers.

Using a wooden box fitted with a lens on one side and ... (For example, take the lyrics to Red Foley’s 1950 hit “Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy”: “Have you ever passed the corner of Fourth ...

He regularly lugged a handmade shoeshine box to a street corner in town ... in his work at a time when the man was known as a shoe shine "boy" and was likely not respected by many in town.

Robert Williams remembers back in 1945 when a shoe shine was a nickel. He has been shining shoes since he was 7-years-old and has 70 years worth of experience at the task. After his retirement ...

Robert Williams remembers back in 1945 when a shoe shine was a nickel. He has been shining shoes since he was 7-years-old and has 70 years worth of experience at the task. After his retirement ...