Bird's Drug Store

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Birds_Drugstore_tu_best.jpg 1.1 MB

Name/Title

Bird's Drug Store

Entry/Object ID

2023.10.365

Description

This image was featured as History Mystery #123 with the text: This was the Bird Drugstore on the corner of Butler and Hoffman ca 1900. Probably in 1907 the building was turned to face Hoffman St. and moved to the east [?]. Written on the print are the names Mary Randell, Mrs. Bird and C.E. Bird

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Digital scan

Subject Person or Organization

306 Butler/Landsharks/Tripp's/Kruger's/C.E. Bird's/Ensign Drug Store/Wilcox Building, Bird, Charles Edmund Sr. 1855-1941, Bird, Harriet “Hattie” Louise (Moffat) (Wright) 1855-1944, Randall, Mary (Turling) 1837-1872

Context

According to research by James T. Faasen, the store pictured was at the northwest corner of Hoffman and Butler Streets circa 1875.

Collection

Commercial businesses

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2023.10

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Notes

These photos were published by Jack Sheridan for Commercial Record "History Mystery" features.

Location

* Untyped Location

Digital data in CatalogIt

General Notes

Note

These image(s) were copied from the SDHC photo blog [or the Jack Sheridan drive if that was a superior version] in preparation for updating the SDHC website in 2023.

Create Date

November 5, 2023

Update Date

June 18, 2024