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Object Description

Object ID

1987.007.001

Title

Certificate from The Pharmaceutical Association of British Columbia for Harold Graham Brandow, 1931.

Date

1931.

Description

Certificate from The Pharmaceutical Association of British Columbia, for Harold Graham Brandow, 1931; paper certificate in a dark wood frame; decorative crest and large text that reads "The / Pharmaceutical Association / of / British Columbia" on the top half of the certificate, followed by certification "No. 962"; signed near the bottom by a number of examiners for the pharmaceutical association; Harold Brandow owned and operated Langley's Brandow Drug Store beginning in 1945 (the store was formerly Angus M. Plewes Chemist & Druggist, from approximately 1920-1944); Brandow's Drug Store closed in 1981.

People/Subject

Brandow, Harold

Brandow's Drug Store

Harold Brandow took over Plewes Drugstore in 1945, and renamed it Brandow's Drugstore sometime after. Harold's son, Murray followed in his father's footsteps and worked at the store after studying pharmacy at UBC. The store was closed in 1981.

Plewes Drug Store

Established circa 1920 by Angus Plewes. It was managed by his wife Erla after Angus' sudden death in 1938. The store was later owned by Harold Brandow in 1945 and renamed Brandow's Drugstore. Harold's son, Murray followed in his father's footsteps and worked at the store after studying pharmacy at UBC. The store was closed in 1981.
Source: HPC Records (HPC-198/995), From Prairie to City by Warren Sommer

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