Keeling's Pharmacy


Company Names, addresses, dates:
   Keeling's Pharmacy, 1472 N. Main St., Danville VA (ca.1947-1965) 1

Notes:
Gilbert Lynwood Keeling (1913-1965)3 was the proprietor of Keeling's Pharmacy in Danville. His pharmacy doesn't show up in the 1945 Danville city directory, but starts showing up in the 1947 directory, so he started sometime around 1945-19471.
He passed away in 1965, and in 1966 the stock from his drugstore was put up for sale2.

Keeling went to the Medical College of Virginia, in Richmond VA in the 1930s to learn Pharmacy.4
The 1940 US Census lists him working as a Pharmacist, living in Richmond. The 1941 City directory for Petersburg VA lists him as a pharmacist at the Southworth's Drug store.


Bottles:

keeling_01 This is a clear, 2.0" plastic bottle with a label:
label: TEL SW 2-5311 / KEELING'S / PHARMACY / G.L. KEELING, OWNER / 1472 N. MAIN STREET, DANVILLE, VA. / DEXAMYL TABLETS
keeling_02 This is a clear, 2.2" plastic bottle with a label. The label is shown on the row below.
keeling_02b This is the label that was inside the bottle listed above. It says:
label: TEL SW 2-5311 / KEELING'S / PHARMACY / G.L. KEELING, OWNER / 1472 N. MAIN STREET, DANVILLE, VA. / HydroDiuril 50 mgs / Tablets


1 City directories for Danville VA, years: 1902,04,06,08,17,21,27,29,30,31,35,37,39,41,43,45,47,50,52,54,55,58,60
2 Richmond Times-Dispatch, 02-Oct-1966, p.79 (stock & fixtures for sale)
3 Find-a-grave entry for Gilbert Lynwood Keeling . 4 1934 Yearbook for the Medical College of Virginia, Richmond VA


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This page last updated on October 16, 2023.