Kenmore Pharmacy, 500 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Mass

Kenmore Pharmacy, 500 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Mass

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Publication:
Boston, Mass. : Tichnor Bros., Inc., [between 1930 and 1945?]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Pharmacies
Massachusetts
Genre(s):
Postcard
Abstract:
Postcard of Kenmore Pharmacy in Boston, Massachusetts. Card features a color illustration of the inside of the drugstore. Against the walls are cabients with glass display counters in front of them and in the middle of the room. Near the top half of the walls are signs for what's being sold. On the left wall is "Kodaks" and other undreadable signs. On the back wall is "Drugs", "Prescription", and "Biologicale" with some chairs. On the right wall is "Lunches, Soda Fountain, Ice Cream" and "Perfumes". There is a soda bar with stools in the back right corner. The floor is a lined light-brown pattern.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 trade card : 9 x 14 cm
Provenance:
Gift, William Helfand, 2005, Acc. 2005-05.125 Pharmacies K-L.
Technique:
chromolithograph, color
NLM Unique ID:
101752276 (See catalog record)
OCLC no.:
1370213656
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101752276