1853: Auburn Water Cure advertisement
Title
1853 : Auburn Water Cure advertisement
Description
This image is a photograph used in the book Auburn , a Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village by Mickey Logue and Jack Simms , 1st edition , 1981 , depicting the history of the city and the university . From page 20 : The Auburn Water-Cure apparently held out hope to the sufferers of many illnesses in pre-Civil War days . The hospital was at Gay Street and Glenn Avenue , conveniently near the depot . The same 1853 issue of the Auburn Gazette also advertised the merit of Eureka , or German Elixir , prepared and sold at one dollar a bottle by local pharmacist W . R . Jones . Seven citizens , including the president of the Auburn Masonic Female College , offered testimonials for the multipurpose medicine . Photo source : Auburn University Archives .
Date
1853
Place
Auburn – Lee County – Alabama
LC Subject Headings
Auburn (Ala.) Auburn University Health facilities -- Alabama Hydrotherapy -- Alabama Advertising -- Alabama
EOA Categories
History -- 1838-1874: Sectionalism, the Civil War, and Reconstruction Business & Industry -- Health Care Business & Industry -- Communications
Original Medium
black and white photograph , 744 x 1147 pixels
Type
Image
Format
JPEG
File Name
018C.tif
Citation
Logue , Mickey and Simms , Jack . Auburn , A Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village . 1st edition . 1981 .
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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