Pharmacie Montreal =: Montreal Pharmacy

Pharmacie Montreal =: Montreal Pharmacy

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Alternate Title(s):
Montreal Pharmacy
Publication:
Montreal : Benjamin News Company, [between 1940 and 1970?]
Language(s):
French
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Pharmacies
Quebec
Rexall Drug Company
Genre(s):
Postcard
Abstract:
Postcard of Montreal Pharmacy in Montreal, Canada. Card features a color photo reproduction of the outside of the drugstore. Many neon signs in both French in English, such as: "La plus grande pharmacie de detail au monde = The world's largest retail drug store" in green, "Nous vendons des products Rexall = We sell Rexall Drugs" in red and green, and "Jour & Nuit = Day & night" in red at the very top. It is night time, with lines of red neon lights running up the building with two yellow mortar and pestle symbols. The first floor is lit up by normal lights, with people seen through the open doorway.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 trade card : 14 x 9 cm
Provenance:
Gift, William Helfand, 2005, Acc. 2005-05.125 Pharmacies K-L.
Technique:
chromolithograph, color
NLM Unique ID:
101752909 (See catalog record)
OCLC no.:
1370214639
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101752909