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People's Drug Store No. 1, 7th and Massachusetts Ave, N.W., Washington, D.C. – Historic Print

People's Drug Store No. 1, 7th and Massachusetts Ave, N.W., Washington, D.C., [1922?] — historic photograph
People's Drug Store No. 1, 7th and Massachusetts Ave, N.W., Washington, D.C., [1922?]. Historic photograph from the Washington DC collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of People's Drug Store No. 1, 7th and Massachusetts Ave, N.W., Washington, D.C.. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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This National Photo Company view shows People's Drug Store No. 1 at the corner of 7th Street and Massachusetts Avenue NW in Washington, D.C. The "No. 1" in the name points to a store that was the first of a local chain, which was a common way for drugstores of the period to build a neighborhood presence. The image dates to about 1922, when Prohibition shaped the trade: many drugstores relied on soda fountains and lunch counters, and the storefront was often the most visible sign of the business. The National Photo Company documented Washington's streets and businesses extensively in these years, so the picture also serves as a record of the city's commercial streetscape.

Created / published[1922?]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1920-1930.
SubjectsTitle and other information transcribed from caption card and item. LOT subdivision subject: Architecture in the Washington, D.C., region: Business Establishments and Stores. National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). Caption card tracings: Wash., DC -- Views -- 1922?; Drugstores -- Washington, D.C.; Photog. I.; Washington, D.C. -- Streets (2); Washington, D.C. -- Business establishments; Ph. Ind.; Geogr.; Drug stores; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,161 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-142207

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