Black and white image of three men sitting on the shoe shine chairs inside of Loren's Barber Shop in downtown Eugene, Oregon. One of the men is identified as George Stevens.
John Finley Hinds, known as "Ol' John," ran a shoeshine parlor in the Memorial Union during the 1930s and 1940s. He received letters, pictures and samples of foreign money from Oregon State students, alumni and faculty from all around the world.
During World War II, John Hinds received letters, pictures and samples of foreign money from Oregon State students, alumni and faculty serving all over the world.
John Finley Hines ("Ol John") began shining shoes in the Memorial Union in 1930, within a year after the Memorial Union opened. His parlor, one of the "friendliest places on the campus", was a campus attraction because of John's extensive display of photographs of students, athletic teams, events, and campus scenes.