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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.
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Droster Grocery and Filling Station
1940
Droster Grocery and Filling Station at 1438 Sherman Avenue with a car at the pumps.
Temporary Building for Droster Brothers General Store
January 1919
Temporary building built after the fire in Burke that destroyed the Droster Brothers General Store. The Droster's bought out John Quilty's store, which in the 1950s became the Burke Station Tavern....
Burke Depot
1938
The Burke Depot during the move to the Droster store location. Built in 1884, it had been located on the Northeast corner of Burke and Felland Road.
Droster's Grocery Store
1929
Exterior view of Droster's Grocery store and filling station. The business was located on the corner of 1438 North Sherman Avenue and Logan Street and was run by Roy Droster.
Elmer Droster Home
1928
Exterior view of the Elmer Droster home at 5301 Felland Road. There is a garage on the left, and in the far background a ridge with trees.
