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Barbershop 2: Back in Business

CTL-W-0160 · Work

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Combined Graph record U-00472 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-0160. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

Chicago-set sequel

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Chicago-set sequel

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Film (work_type: film) (2004) Directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan Starring Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Sean Patrick Thomas, Eve Studio: MGM

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A men's furnishings counter on 47th Street, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens
A men's furnishings counter on 47th Street, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLensPhoto: Russell Lee, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress
Shoppers at a ten-cent store counter, South Side, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens
Shoppers at a ten-cent store counter, South Side, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLensPhoto: Russell Lee, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress
Office workers at an insurance company, South Side, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLens
Office workers at an insurance company, South Side, Chicago, 1941 — CultureTechLensPhoto: Russell Lee, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress

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