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E.S. Purdy's Drugstore
circa 1910-1919
Interior view of the E.S. Purdy Drugstore, including four employees.
Watertown Rexall Drug
1909
Colorful advertising displays line the counters of this turn-of-the- century drugstore, with rows of glass pharmaceutical bottles filling the shelves behind the counter. A woman in a fur coat is s...
Kimberly and Elwers Drugstore
1900
Interior view of the Kimberly & Elwers Drugstore. Pharmaceutical bottles line the shelves on the right side.
Olaf Noer Drugstore
1920
Brick building containing the Olaf Noer Drugstore. A man (presumably Mr. Noer himself) poses in the doorway.
E.A. Horn's Drugstore
1888
Three men stand under the iconic mortar and pestle and striped awnings of E.A. Horn's Drugstore.
