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Two Men with Child in Drugstore

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Description: Interior of Kendall Des Jardin's drugstore on Broad Street. Two men are talking with a young boy inside the store.
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Drugstore Soda Fountain

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Description: There were several businesses in Greendale, including a Co-op grocery store, variety store, post office, movie theater and a doctor and dentist office. The...
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Edward N. Farber

Date: 09 06 1957
Description: Edward Farber, a prominent Milwaukee druggist, double checks a prescription order on the day before he retired. Farber operated his popular drugstore, loca...
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J.M. Alcott & Company Drugstore

Date: 1890
Description: Exterior of the drugstore of Joseph Mabbett Alcott at 90 Wisconsin Street. Pictured are Charles Alcott (left), his son, and store helpers.
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Mr. and Mrs. Paul Janke

Date: 11 14 1957
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Janke taking care of last minute details in their prescription department before closing their drugstore's doors at 1658 W. Hopkins permanentl...
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Compounding Prescriptions

Date: 11 26 1940
Description: A trio of druggists busy themselves in the laboratory with compounding materials for patient prescriptions. The pharmacists were employed with "The Pharmac...
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Low Cost Drugs

Date: 06 27 1980
Description: Exterior view of a pharmacy advertising "Low Cost Drugs." The building also has a painted advertisement for Pabst Blue Ribbon beer.
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The Medicine Shop

Date: 08 15 1981
Description: Michael Persten standing behind the prescription counter of The Medicine Shop, a pharmacy he opened in Wauwatosa.
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Center Street Pharmacy

Date: 08 21 1924
Description: The tobacco and cigar counter of the Center Street Pharmacy, located at 2002 W. Center Street.
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Drugstore

Date: 08 22 1924
Description: Interior of an unidentified drugstore.
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Interior of the Center Street Pharmacy

Date: 08 24 1924
Description: The interior of the Center Street Pharmacy at 2002 W. Center Street.
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National Drug Company

Date: 08 21 1924
Description: Interior of the National Drug Company, at 4801 W. Center Street.
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Drugstore Interior

Date: 08 21 1924
Description: Interior of an unidentified drugstore.
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Erck's Pharmacy

Date: 08 21 1924
Description: Interior of Erck's Pharmacy, at 1430 Atkinson Avenue.
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Berlin Arcade Building and Surrounding Commercial Area

Date: 05 19 1914
Description: The Berlin Arcade building on the northwest corner of N. 3rd Street and W. North Avenue, just after occupancy. For decades, it was Rosenberg's, a popular w...
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Grove Street Businesses

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Description: Looking south on S. 5th Street from W. National Avenue. The church steeples in the background are St. Stephen's Lutheran (left), and St. Stanislaus Catholi...
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Baldauf Drug Company and Commercial District

Date: 11 09 1914
Description: Northeast corner of N. 35th Street and W. North Avenue, showing Baldauf Drug Company. There is a horse-drawn vehicle parked on the side of the street in fr...
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Nunnenmacher's Grand Opera House

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph. Located on Oneida Street, the opera house is three stories tall, and located across the street from a pharmacy (the Rx sign is hanging above t...
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Hotel Pfister Drug Store

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Description: Interior view showing counters, cases, and ornate carved cabinets along the walls display merchandise. Other details include a painted ceiling and column, ...
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Street Lighting

Date: 1934
Description: View down road of overhead lighting equipment of the T.M.E.R. and L. Company, which, at the time had a proposal to be replaced by more modern lighting. Th...

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