[Arthur Laing, pharmacist]

[Arthur Laing, pharmacist]

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Publication:
[Massachusetts?] : [publisher not identified], [between 1900 and 1920?]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Pharmacies
Massachusetts
Genre(s):
Postcard
Abstract:
Postcard of Arthur Laing's pharmacy, possibly in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Card features a yellowing black and white photo reproduction of the outside of the drugstore. A man stands in front of the door that says "Ice cream, soda, col[d] [i]ce, dr[ugs]" with a small dog. The man has short dark hair and mustache, and is wearing a dark suit with a white jacket on top. The dog seems to be some kind of Jack Russell Terrier with mostly white fur and a collar. The left storefront window has advertising and cans of Horlick's Malted Milk, rows of shelved bottles seen in the back. There are also signs for "Cambridge Social Union dance class, Brattle Hall", "Public station, local long distance telephone", "Save your ballots", and "Garfield-Tea Syrup." The right storefront window has more boxes and bottles, a clock seen in the reflection. The bottom of the image is unviewable by a fuzzy black bar.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 trade card : 8 x 13 cm
Provenance:
Gift, William Helfand, 2005, Acc. 2005-05.125 Pharmacies K-L.
Technique:
chromolithograph, black and white
NLM Unique ID:
101752677 (See catalog record)
OCLC no.:
1370213467
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101752677