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Rhudra Gets Surgery

Date: 12 13 1985
Description: Overhead view of Rhudra, an Indian rhinoceros, receiving surgery for a non-healing wound on the sole of his right, rear foot at the Milwaukee County Zoo. T...
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Sumner's Drugstore

Date: 1905
Description: Interior view of Sumner's Drugstore, which was established in 1855. From left to right are George "Jud" Stone, Edwin Sumner, and Bert B. Collyer.
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Taking a Prescription Order

Date: 11 04 1940
Description: Druggist J.F. Robinson staffs the pharmacy's "Information Desk," ready to take a prescription from a doctor over the telephone. The pharmacy championed t...
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J.R. De Philip

Date: 02 02 1947
Description: Druggist J.R. De Philip, proprietor of Hieber's Drugstore, pauses while preparing a prescription in the dispensary.
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Using the Scale

Date: 04 15 1949
Description: Two pharmacists behind the prescription counter check the scale at the Pekin Prescription Shop. Cabinets of "sick room" supplies are on the left.
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Helping a Customer

Date: 10 1947
Description: A pharmacist assists a customer in Joseph Lascoff's Pharmacy, located at 93rd and Amsterdam.
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Tuberculosis Awareness Display

Date: 10 13 1940
Description: Educational window display promoting awareness about tuberculosis at the Frankfurter Pharmacy.
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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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Busy Pharmacy Scene

Date: 11 04 1940
Description: A busy scene at the Professional Pharmacy. James Robinson, proprietor, stands in front of the prescriptions counter.
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Large Mortar and Pestle

Date: 1948
Description: A pharmacist compounds materials with a large mortar and pestle in the dispensary of St. Joseph's Hospital.
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Gaines' Pharmacy Laboratory

Date: 04 17 1950
Description: Pharmacist Joyce Smith Gaines examines a product in her laboratory.
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Mixing Liquids

Date: 1945
Description: Roy Bird Cook mixes liquid medications in his pharmacy's laboratory.
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Pharmacy Staff at Tozer Pharmacy

Date: 10 01 1941
Description: The entire staff of Tozer Pharmacy poses in the rear of the store. The laboratory is on the left, with benches for customers who are waiting on the right. ...
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Holscher Pharmacy Laboratory

Date: 11 12 1940
Description: A view of the main prescription preparation counter. The left side was used for eye prescriptions only.
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Lackland Pharmacy Interior

Date: 03 16 1946
Description: Thomas Lackland, proprietor of Lackland Pharmacy, poses with a clerk behind a well-stocked counter, full of a variety of personal hygiene items.
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Affleck Pharmacy Staff

Date: 08 06 1940
Description: Staff members of the Affleck Pharmacy stand behind the prescription pick-up counter. The proprietor, A.J. Affleck, is in the foreground.
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"The Pharmacopeia Comes of Age" Painting

Date: 02 1956
Description: Photograph of a painting titled: "The Pharmacopeia Comes of Age" by the artist Robert Thom. The painting depicts a scene from 1880. Pictured are the notabl...
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"The Founding of the United States Pharmacopeia" Painting

Date: 1957
Description: Photograph of a completed painting by artist Robert Thom titled: "The Founding of the United States Pharmacopeia". The painting depicts a scene from the fi...
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Painting "The Founding of the U.S. Pharmacopeia"

Date: 1957
Description: Artist Robert Thom is seen here working on one of his paintings, this one titled: "The Founding of the United States Pharmacopeia".
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"The Founding of the U.S. Pharmacopeia" Painting

Date: 1957
Description: The artist Robert Thom pauses to pose with his new painting, "The Forming of the United States Pharmacopeia", which depicts the inaugural delegates to the ...

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