Interior of Unidentified Drug Store.

Item — Photo: 1:32

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

An album of 35 photos of Kirksville, Missouri, buildings, businesses and people created by "Drake, Fotografer" and originally owned by Clifford Elmore Henry. Using Kirksville city directories, local histories and articles in Kirksville newspapers of the day, we have been able to determine that most of the photos in this album were taken 1893 January-April, the only period when all the pictured businesses were in operation simultaneously.

Dates

Creation: early 1893

Creator

From the Collection: Henry, Clifford Elmore, 1873-1959 (Person)

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Historical Note

There is nothing in this photo to help identify which of Kirksville's drug stores this might be. This is not the fairly new Henry Drug Store but it could be the old building that burned in March 1890 (the man behind the counter resembles B.F. Henry). It is more likely one of the other drug stores in town: W. G. Fout, 105 N. Elson; J. I. Fowler, 113 N. Elson; McKeehan Bros., 108 W. Harrison, Smith and Dunkin, 122 N. Franklin, and William T. Stephenson, 102 S. Elson. Comparing this shot with pictures of city drug stores published circa 1900 is inconclusive; a lot of remodeling can be done in seven years.