A man dressed in a pharmacist's white coat stands on a ladder and arranges a kerosene lamp on a ledge in a Victorian drugstore in Central City, Colorado. Mortars and other lamps are also along the ledge. A sign that reads "The Pharmacy" is above the ledge. Medicinal bottles line each of the shelves, and pharmacy diplomas and degrees hang from the moldings above the bottles. A scale is on the bottom shelf in the lower right side of the image. A rectangular table with papers on it is behind the man standing on the ladder.
Date
[between 1952 and 1953]
Notes
Hand-written in pencil on back of photoprint: cc. business. drugs - 4.; Hand-written on back of photoprint: George Springer arranges one of the exhibits in his Victorian drug store on the Eureka Street in Central City, preparatory to summer business. The old kerosene lamps, mortar & pestles and other antique jars are a delight to sightseers. Picture to Caroline Bancroft 1081 Downing St., Denver 18, Colo, 2 1/2 to crop line.; Photographer's stamp on back of the photoprint: Photo by Floyd H. McCall, The Denver Post, Denver, Colo.; Photoprint is marked in pen around the edges of the image, and the corners are slightly worn.; Title supplied by cataloger.; R7100029411
Physical Description
1 photoprint ; 24 x 19 cm. (9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.)
Subject
Central City (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Drugstores--Colorado--Central City--1950-1960.; Interiors--1950-1960.
Source
Source: Caroline Bancroft Collection Transferred 9/89 to photo files.
Rights
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Type of Material
Film negatives.; Photographic prints.; Imaged.; Image
