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SR079 Main Street

FILES

sr079.jpg

Dublin Core

Title

SR079 Main Street

Description

Prominent on the left is a sign for W.B. Dillard Drug Co., Prescription Druggists, Soda and Mineral Waters. Watts Dillard was a prominent Salem business man involved in numerous civic projects. His drugstore, at the corner of Main and College, got a hot-water soda urn in 1901 which was big news. A local newspaper reported “both hot and cold drinks will be served in summer and winter.” This same establishment had turned heads with the installation of a “fly brush and fan,” a contraption that drove away flies from the soda fountain and kept air stirring constantly!

Creator

unknown

Publisher

Roanoke Public Libraries

Date

1910

Contributor

Nelson Harris, George Wade

Rights

Please contact the Virginia Room at 540.853.2073 for permission to use.

Format

Digital Postcard

Type

Still Image

Identifier

sr079

Is Version Of

Salem and Roanoke County in Vintage Postcards by Nelson Harris (2005)

Citation

unknown, “SR079 Main Street,” Virginia Room Digital Collection, accessed March 28, 2024, http://www.virginiaroom.org/digital/document/sr079.