Ellis W. Armstrong

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Dublin Core

Title

Ellis W. Armstrong

Subject

biography
Ellis W. Armstrong
druggist
E. Main St.
1000 block E. Grand
1100 block N. Water St.
Morehouse & Wells fire
Roth-Johnson Drug Store
Decatur Daily Review
Decatur, IL
Photo File: Biography
photograph

Description

Photograph of Ellis W. Armstrong (b. 7/24/1860, d. 10/5/1934), a Decatur druggist for 45 years. His first store was on the northwest corner of E. Main St. and N. Water. He also owned two other stores on the 1000 block of E. Grand St. and 1100 block of N. Water St. The Morehouse & Wells fire destroyed the store on E. Main St. in 1909. He later owned a store in the building that was occupied by the Roth-Johnson Drug Store in 1955. This photo ran in the Decatur Daily Review around 1911.

Creator

unknown

Source

Photo File: Biography - Armstrong, Ellis W.

Publisher

Decatur Daily Review, Decatur, IL
Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL

Date

c. 1911

Contributor

Ellis W. Armstrong

Rights

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Relation

none

Format

.jpg

Language

English

Type

photograph

Identifier

BIO31

Coverage

biography, Ellis W. Armstrong, druggist, E. Main St., 1000 block E. Grand, 1100 block N. Water, Morehouse & Wells fire, Roth-Johnson Drug Store, Decatur Daily Review, Decatur IL

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

photograph

Physical Dimensions

5x4"

Citation

unknown , “Ellis W. Armstrong,” Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection, accessed March 28, 2024, http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/items/show/1866.