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Peoples Drug Company, A. J. Latimer, Prop., Tulsa, Oklahoma

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Created by

    Graycraft Card Co., American, active mid-20th century

    Description

    Three (3) black-and-white photographic postcards of a Peoples Drug Company store in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The 2-story brick building has windows on both levels. The first-story windows at the proper left are labeled with the signage for a business that shares the building with the drug store. The windows on the proper right of the photograph show the drug store merchandise. The second story windows have striped awnings. There are three (3) signs on the exterior in between the first and second-level windows. The sign on the proper left is not fully legible. The sign in the middle reads [PEOPLES/ DRUG CO.] [Swift's/ Ice Cream], ]MALTED MILK/ JUMBO SODAS/ GINGER ALE]. The third sign, on the proper right, reads [DRUG STORE/ Coca-Cola/ [illegible]]. The text on the bottom of the card reads [Peoples Drug Company, A.J. Latimer, Prop., Tulsa, Oklahoma]. The verso of the post card is printed with the text [POST/ CARD], [PLACE/ STAMP/ HERE], and [A 'Natural-Finish' Card Made by Graycraft Card Co., Danville, Va].

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Princetta R. Newman

    Date

    mid-20th century

    Object number

    2014.75.11.1-.3

    Restrictions & Rights

    Public domain
    Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    postcards

    Medium

    ink on paper

    Dimensions

    H x W (each): 3 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (8.9 × 14 cm)

    Place depicted

    Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Collection title

    The Princetta R. Newman Collection of Family Photographs, Tulsa, Oklahoma

    Classification

    Photographs and Still Images

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    American South
    American West
    Business
    Communities

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e0798044-111d-47a5-bccd-24f33a951ab0

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2014.75.11.1-.3

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