Drug Store

drugStore: The Drug Store represents a store dating from 1887 to 1920. The stock on the shelves is genuine. It was contributed and collected through the efforts of many druggists in Kern County. You will see everything from Eyer's Sarsaparilla to Pinkham's Pink Pills. Why not step inside and inhale the not-so-pleasant odor of drugs, herbs, and patent medicines? Close your eyes and imagine yourself in Baer's Drug Store on Chester Avenue in the 1880s or at Kimball and Stone's on the corner of 19th and Chester about 1915.

HISTORY:
This building was originally built by Marion Carlock in 1890 for a feed store office at 18th and K Streets in downtown Bakersfield. The building was donated to the museum by Mr. Carlock's daughter, Harriet Carlock.


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