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
John W. Smith (ca.1837-1891)4,
but in 1868 Cannon took sole control of his drugstore business2.
The address changed from 210 to 420 Bute Street between 1896 and 1897.
This was not a move, it was just a re-numbering of the street addresses
(i.e. 210 became 420 in the renumbering scheme).
Douglas's son, John Randolf Cannon (1882-1959)5 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:
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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.
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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.
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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 / *
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This is a clear 4.2" (badly cracked) bottle embossed:
vertical: D.C. CANNON MD / DRUGGIST / NORFOLK, VA.
base: W T & CO / *
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1 Norfolk City directories, 1851,66,70,72,74,75,77,80,82,83,85,86,88,89,91,92,94,95,97-99,1900-10,12-16,19,20,22,23-25,27,28,30,33-35,38-40,49,51-54,60
2 Virginia-Pilot newspaper, Dec 24, 1868, page 1 (dissolution of copartnership notice)
3 Find-a-grave entry for Douglas Cornelius Cannon
4 Find-a-grave entry for John W. Smith
5 Find-a-grave entry for John Randolph Cannon
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