Title	1901: Lazarus & Toomer 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, 3rd edition, 2013, depicting the history of the city and the university. From page 62: The seeds for now famous "Toomer's Corner" were planted in the Lazarus-Toomer drugstore advertised in the 1901 yearbook Chrysalis. Young Shel Toomer and his stepfather, Benjamin D. Lazarus, had recently moved their business there from several doors north on Main (now College) Street, the Orange and Blue reported. The partners now occupied the corner where tradition has it medicines were sold even before the Civil War. In 1904 Toomer bought his stepfather's share of the store, founded in the 1890s, and a few years later purchased the building and land from John M. Thomas for $7,000. Thomas had built the two-story brick building in 1887-88, the Montgomery Advertiser reported. It became, of course, the Toomer Building. Photo source: Chrysalis, Auburn University Archives.
Date	1901
Place	Auburn – Lee County – Alabama
LC Subject Headings	Auburn (Ala.) Auburn University Central business districts -- Alabama Drugstores -- Alabama Pharmacists -- Alabama Advertising -- Alabama
EOA Categories	History -- 1875-1929: The New South Era Business & Industry -- Health Care Business & Industry -- Retailing
Original Medium	black and white photograph, 1563 x 2133 pixels
Type	Image
Format	JPEG
File Name	auh156.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