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Armstrong Drug Store fonds
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18 cm of textual records
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George Seale Armstrong was born in Grey County, Ontario and came to Edmonton in 1905. He opened a drug store at 435 Namayo Avenue in ca. 1907. The location of the store changed over time with the final site built in 1910 with an addition in 1912 at 10331 - 97 Street (formerly Namayo Avenue). George Armstrong became the first mayor of the united cities of Strathcona and Edmonton when he elected in 1912. Armstrong Drug Store had several owners, the last being Stephanie Andrews,known as Tini to her customers. The Armstrong Drug Store ceased operations on December 10, 1993.
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The fonds consists of materials created by or collected at, the Armstrong Drug Store of Edmonton. The fonds consists of ledgers and drug registers, a postcard and a shopping bag for Armstrong Drugs, a Chinese/Edmonton directory, and 2 invoices for Corner Drug Stores.
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The fonds was donated to the City of Edmonton Archives by Stephanie Andrews in 1993.
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Accession number: A93-172
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