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Pfeifer's Drugstore

Date: 1888
Description: Exterior view of Charles Pfeifer's Drugstore, founded in 1858. From left to right are Charles Pfeifer, Fred Pfeifer, Mrs. Adam Heeb, Fulda Pfeifer, Mrs. Ch...
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Druggist and Scale

Date: 04 21 1942
Description: Druggist Stanley Meyers pauses while weighing a prescription on the pharmacy's scale.
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Druggists at Work

Date: 10 17 1946
Description: A trio of druggists busy themselves in the dispensary of Richards Brothers' Pharmacy.
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Trio of Druggists

Date: 04 30 1948
Description: A trio of pharmacists consult one another about a prescription order.
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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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Consulting with a Pharmacist

Date: 1955
Description: In this scene from "Design For Life", Contractor Saunders (right), discusses with Pharmacist Robinson (Butler Hixon) the career his son Dale (David Bain), ...
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Making Pills

Date: 07 02 1942
Description: Pharmacist Edward Burke uses a small metal machine to help him make capsules of medicine. A woman is sitting at a table in the background.
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Sending Prescription Boy on an Errand

Date: 1888
Description: View of scene at J.N. Hegeman Drugstore, 1218 Broadway Street, New York. John Ferris hands a prescription written on a piece of paper to the errand boy. Fr...
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Showing Wares to a Customer

Date: 1889
Description: Druggist Junior Jones shows a customer some items from the J.N. Hegeman Pharmacy, 1218 Broadway.
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Filming "Design for Life"

Date: 1955
Description: The camera moves in on a retail pharmacy scene in "Design for Life", a film produced by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy and the American F...
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Scene from "Design for Life"

Date: 1955
Description: Friendly counsel on pharmaceutical salesmanship is offered a prospective pharmacy student Dale Saunders (David Bain) by Sales Representative Randall (Art G...
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Scene from "Time for Tomorrow"

Date: 1955
Description: Women, as well as men, can find a rewarding career in hospital pharmacy, as depicted here in a shot from "Time for Tomorrow", a film produced by the Americ...
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Main Street Scene

Date: 
Description: View down Main Street featuring tall buildings, automobiles, and a banner reading, "Do Your Duty - Buy a Liberty Bond."
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City View, Northfork, Virginia

Date: 1925
Description: View of a city featuring a downtown district and a neighborhood built into the hillside.
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Charles Pfeifer Float in Spanish American War Parade

Date: 1898
Description: View of a horse-drawn float decorated with banners and flags and rows of pharmaceuticals on shelves. Two costumed children are posing in the back. A large ...
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Albert Kasper Druggist

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Description: View of two men standing on the steps in front of the entrance of a store on a corner. The sign painted on the window reads: "Albert F. Kasper Druggist," a...
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Methaqualone Purchases Chart

Date: 1975
Description: A graph showing the total purchases by pharmacies of grams of methaqualone.

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