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  • A man who has swallowed petroleum asks a pharmacist for a remedy; the pharmacist shows hims several bottles and lets him chose the one he prefers, with fatal results. Line block.
  • Ekins pharmacy, Melbourne, Victoria: the shop seen from the street, with the pharmacist and his family standing outside. Photograph by E.C. Waddington, ca. 1883/1884.
  • The Wellcome Research Institution, Euston Road, London: a reconstruction of an Arabic pharmacy from Damascus, 1959-1989. Photograph.
  • Interior of a pharmacy, with four figures. Oil painting by Jos. van Brée, 1860.
  • The pharmacy of J. Cassel, founded in 1683 at 4 Rue de la Barre, Dieppe: detail of the timpanum above the entrance. Photograph.
  • The Wellcome Research Institution, Euston Road, London: a reconstruction of an Italian pharmacy, 1935-1946. Photograph.
  • Interior of a pharmacy, with four figures. Oil painting by Jos. van Brée, 1860.
  • A child serving behind the counter of a chemists and offering advice to a female customer. Wood engraving.
  • The pharmacy of C. Hersbrunnen (?), Lucerne, Switzerland: a reconstruction of the 18th century shop showing pharmacy equipment and decorations: side view. Photograph, ca. 1920.
  • A new apothecary's shop open for business, with parody advertisements for different potions; representing the remedies required for different professions and social types. Coloured etching after G.M. Woodward, 1802.
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    The old pharmacy of the hôpital Saint-Denis, France: ornate shelving with decorative china pharmacy jars and glass bottles. Photograph, 1890/1910.

    | Date: 1890-1910 | Reference: 565001i
    • Archives and manuscripts
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    M0006342: Arab pharmacy in Damascus

    | Date: June 1939 | Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/53/23
    Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
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    M0006331: 17th century Italian Pharmacy, interior

    | Date: June 1939 | Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/53/12
    Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
    • Archives and manuscripts
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    M0006341: Arab pharmacy, interior

    | Date: June 1939 | Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/53/22
    Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
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    An apothecary's shop: interior. Watercolour by Lucy Pierce.

    Pierce, Lucy Elizabeth, active 1910-1950. | Date: 1900-1999 | Reference: 44604i
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