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These three photographs show exterior views of the L. B. Breese General Merchandise and Drug Store in Elmdale, Kansas. The first picture shows several adults and children outside the store, as well as some horse-drawn wagons. The second picture shows a group of adults and children posing in front of the store. Horse-drawn wagons and a dog are also visible in the photograph. The third photograph shows a group of men and women posing in front of the store. Pictured are Clara Richter Kuhle; Reverend G. B. Mehl, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church; Mae Spencer, store owner L. Bud Breese, Veola Jeffrey, Mrs. J. J. Jeffrey and an unidentified man. The "Drug Store" sign on the corner of the building shows the traditional mortar and pestle pharmacy symbol.
Date: Between 1890 and 1910
Item Number: 213609
Call Number: FK2.C1 El.73 M.Bre *1-3
Holding Institution: Bonnie Short, 1975
Built Environment - Areas of Significance - Commerce
Built Environment - Areas of Significance - Health/Medicine
Built Environment - Function - Commerce/Trade - Business
Business and Industry - Health care - Pharmacies
Business and Industry - Media/Communications - Telegraph
Business and Industry - Media/Communications - Telephone
Business and Industry - Retail - Drugstores
Business and Industry - Retail - General stores
Collections - Photograph
Community Life - Community services - Utilities
Community Life - Community services - Utilities - Electrical
Date - 1890s
Date - 1900s
Date - 1910s
Date - 1920s
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Places - Cities and towns - Elmdale
Places - Counties - Chase
Thematic Time Period - Age of Reform, 1880 - 1917
Thematic Time Period - Industrialization and the National Economy, 1870 - 1920
Thematic Time Period - The Twenties, 1920 - 1929
Thematic Time Period - World War I, 1914 - 1919
Transportation - Non-motorized - Wagons
Type of Material - Photographs
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