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Taking a Prescription Order
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Druggist J.F. Robinson staffs the pharmacy's "Information Desk," ready to take a prescription from a doctor over the telephone. The pharmacy championed this as a modern time-saving measure for customers.
November 4, 1940
Davis, D. F.
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Druggist and Scale
April 21, 1942
Druggist Stanley Meyers pauses while weighing a prescription on the pharmacy's scale.
Judisch Pharmacy Prescription Department
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Proprietor George Judisch (right) and a clerk in his pharmacy's prescription department.
Eugene Phillips
June 14, 1949
Eugene Phillips poses in his pharmacy's prescription department.
Busy Pharmacy Scene
November 4, 1940
A busy scene at the Professional Pharmacy. James Robinson, proprietor, stands in front of the prescriptions counter.
Window to Prescription Department
August 22, 1941
Two pharmacists busy themselves in the Tesiero's Pharmacy's prescription preparation area. Part of the customer waiting area is in the foreground.
O'Donnell in the Lab
June 8, 1947
Druggist Joseph O' Donnell jots down some notes in his pharmacy's laboratory.
