History Mystery: Summer Picnic or Fair?

This month’s History Mystery takes us to a beautiful summer day of the past. On a grassy hillside, a group of finely dressed ladies and gentlemen are posed, looking relaxed and somewhat happy. As happy as a turn of the century photographer would allow them to look: “OK everyone! Keep …

Do you remember People’s Pharmacy?

In 1913, Jennie V. Wendell and Dan Hunter, the children of Dr. Thomas T. Wendell and Dr. J.E. Hunter, posed for a photograph playing the roles of doctor and patient.  The image was taken as part of an advertising campaign for the People’s Pharmacy, located on 118 North Broadway in …