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Ely Drug Store, FM Clark, Archive (113353)

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Ely Drug Store, FM Clark, Archive  (113353)
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Lot of 8. 1) Three different prescription slips. a) Clark & Felsenthal, 1894 with rose vignette. b) F.M. Clark, Druggist, 1897. c) Clark's Drug Store, 1909, printed on orange paper. 2) Two half-sheet letterheads from the Ely Drug Store, 1901 and 1902, to the Eureka IOOF. 3) 1904 billhead for the Ely Drug Store for Christmas Tree items. 4) 1907 Ely Drug Store letterhead. Message from Clark to the Wells Fargo Express agent in Eureka regarding package for him. 5) 1902 Ely draft to the Eureka Lodge IOOF for sick benefits for AV Picolls. Signed FM Clark as secretary. Before coming to Nevada, Fred M. Clark worked as an assayer for the Horn Silver Mining Co. in Frisco, Utah. In 1885, he moved to Taylor, Nevada, and purchased CS King & Co.'s drug store in 1889 with David Felsenthal. The partners moved their store to Ely, forming the first drug store there. When Clark bought out his partner, the store became known as the Ely Drug Store or Clark's Drug Store. He was a prominent citizen of Ely, even serving as mayor. For more background info, please see Volume Two of the Nevada Bottle Book.

Date: 1894-1909
Country if not USA:
State: Nevada
City: Ely
Provenance: Fred Holabird Collection