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Eugene Phillips

Date: 06 14 1949
Description: Eugene Phillips poses in his pharmacy's prescription department.
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Lascoff's Pharmacy Interior

Date: 1948
Description: View of the long and narrow Lascoff's Pharmacy. The dispensary is located in the rear of the store. A small waiting area is directly across from the prescr...
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Neon Apothecary Sign

Date: 08 06 1940
Description: Modern neon sign and storefront of A.J. Affleck's Pharmacy.
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Wartime Pharmacy

Date: 07 02 1942
Description: Interior of the Burke Pharmacy, complete with several prominent wartime posters and displays.
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Willson Monarch Labs Salesman Card

Date: 1935
Description: Business card of Edward Rohloff, a traveling salesman for Willson's Monarch Laboratory, a manufacturer of patent medications in the early part of the 1900s...
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Horse-Drawn Patent Medicines Wagon

Date: 01 07 1937
Description: A traveling salesman with Willson's Monarch Labs is standing beside the horse-drawn wagon that took him on sales routes in rural Wisconsin. Willson manufac...
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Willson Monarch Remedies Wagon

Date: 1935
Description: Two salesmen stand beside one of the Willson's Monarch Remedies horse-drawn wagons. Willson's sold patent medicines, spices, extracts, flavorings, and "toi...
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Drugs

Date: 08 20 1984
Description: A pile of a variety of pain relievers in tablet and capsule form.
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Rennebohm Drugstore Clerk with Mennen Baby Oil

Date: 10 24 1944
Description: Rennebohm drugstore clerk displaying bottle of Mennen antiseptic baby oil.
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Rennebohm Drugstore Clerk with Vitamins

Date: 10 24 1944
Description: Rennebohm drugstore clerk showing male customer a box of Plenamins vitamins.
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Pharmacist and Customer

Date: 10 24 1944
Description: Rennebohm drugstore pharmacist showing over-the-counter medical products to a customer.
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Pharmacist and Pharmacy Clerk

Date: 10 24 1944
Description: Rennebohm drugstore pharmacist showing a bottle of Pepto Bismol to a clerk.
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Philo Dunning

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Description: Head and shoulders carte-de-visite portrait of Philo Dunning, who in partnership with his son-in-law Louis Sumner, established one of the most prominent ph...
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Elias Durand, Botanist

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Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Elias Durand (1794-1873), French botanist. Left France and came to America after the downfall of Emperor Napoleon. Es...
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Yahr and Lange Drug Co.

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Description: Elevated view of the Yahr and Lange Drug Company on N. Water Street between E. Erie and E. Chicago Streets. There are horse-drawn vehicles parked in front ...
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Gaylord Nelson at Drug Hearings

Date: 1967
Description: Close-up of Gaylord Nelson, chairman of the Monopoly Subcommittee of the Select Small Business Committee, during hearings on the pharmaceutical industry.
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S.A. Eckstein

Date: 05 13 1921
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of S.A. Eckstein, Milwaukee drug company president.
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Parke & Parke Drugs Trucks

Date: 1937
Description: Two men driving International D-2 trucks used by Parke & Parke Drugs park along the road in front of the storefront. A police officer stands on the street ...
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Advertisement for TRIMAR Trichloroethylene

Date: 03 13 1952
Description: Advertisement mock-up for TRIMAR Trichloroethylene, distributed by Ohio Chemical and Surgical Equipment Company of Madison.
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International Harvester "Village Apothecary" Scout

Date: 06 11 1962
Description: International Harvester "Village Apothecary" Scout. Original caption reads: "New steel Panel-Top for the Scout converts this versatile vehicle into a small...

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