George G. Congdon


Company Names, addresses, dates:
   George G. Congdon, Phoebus VA

Notes:
 George Gardner Congdon (1871-1947)2 was a druggist.

His first drug store was the Ideal Pharmacy in Newport News in the early 1890s. He moved to Hampton and opened the G. G. Congdon & Co drug store on Queen Street, as well as the Bellamy Pharmacy on King Street. At some point he moved to Phoebus VA, where he opened this drug store. 1,3

(more information will be added when I get around to researching this druggist)

Bottles:

congdon_01 Clear 4" bottle embossed:
vertical slugplate : GEO. G. CONGDON / DRUGGIST / PHOEBUS, VA.
base : *** / PAT JAN 22 78 / M USA


1 Book: Old Bottles of the Virginia Peninsula 1885-1941 by Fred Rawlinson, page 101
2 Virginia Death Record for George Gardner Congdon, File # 15942
3 Ad for Congdon's pharmacies in Phoebus & Hampton, Jan 28 1909 issue of Newport News Daily Press




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