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

Object Details

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

mid-20th century

Restrictions & Rights: Public domain; Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Place depicted: Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

See more items in: 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

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic: African American; American South; American West; Business; Communities

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