Photograph albums
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on albums made up of mounted photographs, with or without identifying information. Works on published books illustrated by reproduced or original photographs, with or without text, in which the essential information is conveyed by the images are entered under Photobooks.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Owl Drug Company album
Collection
Accession: 2021-226
Abstract:
Owl Drug Company was a chain of apothecary retail stores that sold drugs and patent medicines at a reduced cost. The company also sold candy, soda, Kodak film, stationery, cosmetics, perfumes, and other toiletries. The first store opened in June 1892 at 1128 Market Street, San Francisco, California, advertised as the "Drug Palace of the Pacific Coast." The album consists of images of displays of items sold in the drug store, specifically the 5th and Broadway location in Los Angeles, which opened for business on January 2, 1904. The 5th and Broadway location was the fifth store of the company. The photographs are countertop and shop window merchandise displays. A few images consist of print advertisements and operational charts.
Dates:
circa 1919-1925
