George V. Whitney postcard to Dr. Henry Milton Whelpley - April 29, 1919
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CALLE 7 (7th STREET) PANAMA CITY
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#1 Panama City, Panama [April] 29, 1919 gentlemen: – Doubtless you will not recall the “pill roller” from Springfield, [Illinois] – later of Houston Texas – who at the call of the government shipping Board, deserted the pill tyle - and the profitable sale of postage stamps – and returned to the sea. Am sending you this card & another. [George] V. Whitney. Meyer [Brothers] Druggist St. Louis [Missouri] U.S. A.
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| Title | George V. Whitney postcard to Dr. Henry Milton Whelpley - April 29, 1919 |
| Creator | Whitney, George V. |
| Source | Whitney, George V. Postcard to Dr. Henry Milton Whelpley. 29 April 1919. Dr. Henry Milton Whelpley Collection, 1826-1929. A1737. Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | George V. Whitney sent this postcard to Dr. Henry Milton Whelpley. Dr. Whelpley was the dean of the St. Louis College of Pharmacy and editor of the Meyer Brothers Druggist magazine. In this postcard of a street in Panama City, Whitney explained that he gave up his lucrative profession as a "pill roller" and returned to the seas in the service of his country. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918 |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | A1737 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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| Date Original | April 29, 1919 |
| Language | English |