E. O. Hersey, Druggist and Apothecary [inscribed]

Item Overview

Title

E. O. Hersey, Druggist and Apothecary [inscribed]

Alternative title

Druggist and Apothecary

Date Created

[between 1870 and 1906?]

Place of Origin

Putnam (Conn.)

Language

English

Collection

Patent Medicine Trade Cards
History and Special Collections for the Sciences Collection

Notes

Description

Back of card advertises protoxide of iron as being a great blood purifier and tonic.
Front of card depicts two women standing on the beach one holding a magnifying glass. A man sitting on a barrel is also depicted holding a fishing net. A boat is can be seen to the side as well as birds.
Original trade card forms part of: Collection no. 311, History & Special Collections for the Sciences, Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library, UCLA

Caption

No. 11 Union St., Putnam, Conn. Sole proprietor and manufacturer of protoxide of iron, the great blood purifier and tonic, also Dr. J. Bemis' Check Drops, for all forms of Dysentery.
Additional card text: E. O. Hersey, Druggist and Apothecary.

Physical Description

Extent

1 print (trade card)

Keywords

Genre

trade cards

Women
Dysentery
Drugs, Non-Prescription--Advertisements
Men
Ships
Patent medicines
Drug Therapy--Advertisements
Beaches
Birds

Location

United States

Resource type

still image