SR079 Main Street
FILES
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 December 22, 2024, http://www.virginiaroom.org/digital/document/sr079.