In this interview, Joseph Brochin gives an account of his life as a Jewish Minnesotan and World War II veteran. Joe Brochin was born in 1918 and raised on the North Side of Minneapolis where his father operated a store. He discusses how he studied pharmacy at the University of Minnesota, enlisted in the military, and went to the South Pacific in combat infantry. He tells numerous stories about specific aspects of World War II. This interview was conducted by Diane Siegel as a part of the Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest World War II Veterans Oral History Project.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Interior view of Floyd and Lloyd James inside of James Drug Store. The father and son pose for a staged photograph, mixing up pharmaceuticals in the back room of the drug store.
This booklet is a compilation of statutes of the State of Minnesota regarding the practice of pharmacy. Sample topics include the qualification and registration of pharmacists; the sale of cocaine, poisons or abortifacients; and the distribution of samples of drugs.
Pharmacist license for Charles S. Finkelson of Northfield, Minnesota from the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy. Board signatures include Northfielder Marie A. Piesinger, the first woman in Minnesota to be on the pharmacy board.
Fannie Cohen wearing a white pharmacist's coat and standing amongst shelves of medicines. Fannie Cohen was one of the first women to graduate from the University of Minnesota Pharmacy School. She was born in 1901 to Romanian immigrant parents, and graduated with her degree in 1922. Show worked in Hospital pharmacies in Duluth, Rochester and St. Paul. She was a lifetime member of Temple Israel in Minneapolis, and was bat mitzvahed in 1977 at the age of 75.
Contributing Institution:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Peter M. Mark was the founder of the P. M. Mark Medicine Company, "Manufacturers of Mark's Celebrated Remedies," and the owner of Mark's Drug Store. Born in Norway, he died in 1932. His son, Harold Fritjof Mark, worked in both of the family businesses. Mark's Drug Store served residents of Fosston, Minnesota from 1892 to 1968.
Exterior view of the Mora Conger Drug Store in winter. Group of unidentified people are standing outside on the steps. Corner of Lake Street North and Northeast Railroad Street located at 130 Northeast Railroad Street.
Framed license from the Board of Pharmacy of the State of Minnesota, issued on March 4, 1893 certified Peter M. Mark of Fosston, Minnesota as a registered Pharmacist.
The interior of Hesnault's Pharmacy, which stood on Main Street in Walnut Grove. The man behind left counter is unidentified but the man behind right counter is J.F. Hesnault. John F. Hesnault & Eleck C. Nelson ran the business starting in August of 1903. In 1918 Eleck C. Nelson sold his shares to A.J. Keller who sold out to John F. Heslnault in March of 1927. John F. Helsnault ran the business himself until September of 1938. He sold out to H.C. Nelson & Justin Hagen September of 1938, the name of the store changing to Nelson and Hagen Pharmacy. Nelson & Hagen sold out to Carl A. "Pete" Peterson in June of 1980 changed the name of the store to Peterson Drug. Carl A. Peterson sold out to Donald Pederson in May of 1987 the name changing once more, this time to Pederson Drug.
