D.C. Cannon


Company Names, addresses, dates: 1
  Cannon & Smith, Norfolk VA (18??-1868) 2
  D.C. Cannon, 212 Bute Street, Norfolk VA (1868-c.1883) 2
  Douglas C. Cannon, 210 Bute Street, Norfolk VA (c.1885-1894)
  Cannon's Pharmacy, 210 Bute Street, Norfolk VA (1895-1896)
  Cannon's Pharmacy, 420 Bute Street, Norfolk VA (1897-1901)
  Douglas C. Cannon, 420 Bute Street, Norfolk VA (1902-1907)
  D.C. Cannon & Son, 420 Bute Street, Norfolk VA (1908-1912)
  D.C. Cannon & Son, 228 E. Bute Street, Norfolk VA (1913-1916)
  Cannon's Pharmacy (J.Randolf Cannon Proprietor), 228 E. Bute Street, Norfolk VA (1917-c.1928)

Notes:
Dr. Douglas Cornelius Cannon (1836-1910)3 was a Doctor & a druggist in Norfolk VA.
In his early years, his partner was J.W. Smith, but in 1868 Cannon took sole control of his drugstore business2.
His son, John Randolf Cannon (1882-1959)4 was a pharmacist, and became a partner starting in 1908, and then took over the business after Douglas passed away. By 1930, John had left the drugstore business.1.

Bottles:

cannon_03 This is a clear 5.4" bottle embossed:
vertical: D.C. CANNON, M.D. / CHEMIST / ('CANNON' written inside a sheild) / 212 / BUTE STREET / NORFOLK
base: 3
I have very few drugstore bottles that say "CHEMIST", like this one does.
cannon_04 This is an amber 7.2" BIM bottle embossed:
front: DR. CANNON'S / PHYTO-LACCA / COMPOUND
left panel: P.C. CANNON & SON, NORFOLK, VA.
right panel: FOR RHEUMATISM
I'm relatively certain that the embossed initials "P.C." is a mistake, and it should be "D.C.", as I can find no evidence of a "P.C. Cannon & Son" in Norfolk.
cannon_02 This is a clear 3.5" bottle embossed:
vertical: CANNON'S / PHARMACY / ('CANNON' written inside a sheild) / 210 / BUTE STREET / NORFOLK / VA.
base: W T & CO / *
cannon_01 This is a clear 4.2" (badly cracked) bottle embossed:
vertical: D.C. CANNON MD / DRUGGIST / NORFOLK, VA.
base: W T & CO / *


1 Norfolk City Directories, Various years between 1869 & 1930
2 Virginia-Pilot newspaper, Dec 24, 1868, page 1 (dissolution of copartnership notice)
3 Directory of Deceased American Physicians, 1804-1929, entry for Douglas C. Cannon d.21-Aug-1910
4 VA death record 24734 for John Randoloph Cannon, b:03/07/1882, d:10/27/1959 in Norfolk




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