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Earle Forrest, Arizona 1905


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Millikin's General Store, Bridgewater, Maine, 1954 Photo by Berenice Abbott

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Some of my favorite pics are the ones here showing General Stores and their patrons. As a youngster I was fortunate enough to hang out in front of a few with my grandfather and some of my uncles.
A lot of knowledge, wisdom, humor and general BS was passed around those places.
 
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Jack Daniels (1849-1911) died from blood poisoning in Lynchburg, Tennessee from injuries he received after kicking his safe. He forgot the combination.

Always liked his trademark hat & stache. It may just be the work of some marketing genius yrs later, but supposedly his last words from his deathbed were,

“One last drink, please.”

Pretty clever!
 
Some of my favorite pics are the ones here showing General Stores and their patrons. As a youngster I was fortunate enough to hang out in front of a few with my grandfather and some of my uncles.
A lot of knowledge, wisdom, humor and general BS was passed around those places.

My folks bought out a long-time drug store to open a computer and energy efficiency store back in the late 1970s. The prescription part of the business was closed, but the other sundries, over-the-counter meds, shear sharpening, etc. stayed. The group of locals who met for coffee (including the retiring pharmacist) also stayed. Interesting discussions with that group.

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