Subterranean Medicinal Bottles Are Treasures That Reveal the Growth of Lincoln's Early Drug Stores

Authors

Mark Griep, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
June Weber, New South Associates, Inc., Stone Mountain, GeorgiaFollow
Erik Schulz, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Effie Athanassopoulos, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

Fall 2024

Citation

Nebraska History (Fall 2024), pages 140–157

The original publication can be found on the Nebraska History Magazine website, https://history.nebraska.gov/publications/nebraska-history-magazine-table-of-contents/

Comments

Copyright 2024, Nebraska History magazine. Used by permission

Abstract

Archeologists unearthed medicine bottles embossed with the names of nine early Lincoln (Nebraska) drug stores, giving insight into the rapid growth of pharmacies and health care from the 1880s up to the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906.