1907: Toomer Drugstore interior
Title
1907 : Toomer Drugstore interior
Description
This image is a photograph used in the book Auburn , a Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village by Mickey Logue and Jack Simms , 3rd edition , 2013 , depicting the history of the city and the university . From page 68 : Shel Toomer , in bow tie , posed with employees of Toomer Drugstore in 1907 , the year after he bought the building . The soda fountain attendant appears to be F . R . "Crow " Wright , and at right is Rufus Lee Jenkins , a longtime employee who retired in 1940 . The other employee behind Toomer and Jenkins is unidentified . Photo source : Carolyn Jenkins Jones and Auburn University Archives .
Date
1907
Place
Auburn – Lee County – Alabama
LC Subject Headings
Auburn (Ala.) Auburn University Drugstores -- Alabama Drugstore employees -- Alabama
EOA Categories
Business & Industry -- Health Care Business & Industry -- Retailing History -- 1875-1929: The New South Era
Original Medium
black and white photograph , 2855 x 1032 pixels
Type
Image
Format
JPEG
File Name
062,3.tif
Citation
Logue , Mickey and Simms , Jack . Auburn , A Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village . 3rd edition . 2013 .
Repository
Auburn University Libraries . Special Collections and Archives .
Digital Publisher
Auburn University Libraries
Language
eng
Rights
This image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at achives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.
Submitted by
Coates , Midge
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