click zoom to display a high-res image
Edward N. Farber
Image
Edward Farber, a prominent Milwaukee druggist, double checks a prescription order on the day before he retired. Farber operated his popular drugstore, located at 4217 W. North Avenue, for 43 years.
September 6, 1957
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Publication Information
| Creator | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |
|---|---|
| Date Created | September 6, 1957 |
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
|---|
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Classified file, circa 1850s-1950s |
|---|
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT UNDETERMINED |
|---|---|
| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
W0129XE
WHi 5461
Image
Digital Collections
Explore more than 100,000 collection items online through the Society’s digital collections. For over two decades, we’ve been scanning, photographing, and digitizing materials from our collections, creating a rich and growing digital archive that brings history closer to you.
The Wisconsin Historical Society offers an ever-growing digital collection. Digitized materials reflect the full range of items in the collections including photographs, letters, newsletters, films, posters, architectural drawings, menus, and ephemera.
Attribution
For a credit line: Wisconsin Historical Society, Creator, Title, Unique Identifier.
The Unique Identifier can be found at the top or bottom of the page for each item. The name of a downloaded file is NOT the unique identifier.
For bibliographic citations please consult the UW-Madison Libraries Citation Research Guide to ensure compliance with appropriate style guidelines.
Accessing Collections
The vast majority of the items in our collections are not online. The Society owns thousands of archival collections viewable in our Archives reading room. To view and conduct research in our collections, visit us in person.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Janke
November 14, 1957
Mr. and Mrs. Janke taking care of last minute details in their prescription department before closing their drugstore's doors at 1658 W. Hopkins permanently. The couple retired after being in busin...
The Medicine Shop
August 15, 1981
Michael Persten standing behind the prescription counter of The Medicine Shop, a pharmacy he opened in Wauwatosa.
Baldauf Drug Co.
Display cases are neatly arrayed with merchandise inside the Baldauf Drug Company store.
Compounding Prescriptions
November 26, 1940
A trio of druggists busy themselves in the laboratory with compounding materials for patient prescriptions. The pharmacists were employed with "The Pharmacy," Max Lemberger, proprietor.
J.M. Alcott & Company Drugstore
1890
Exterior of the drugstore of Joseph Mabbett Alcott at 90 Wisconsin Street. Pictured are Charles Alcott (left), his son, and store helpers.
