Melvin Albert (Bert) Weed (1882-1964) began in the pharmacy business in 1898 as a clerk at the Bartell Drug Company. After college he partnered with Albert G. Keene (1854-1924) and worked as a pharmacist at Lake Washington Pharmacy. In 1906, Bert married Keene's daughter Mamie Luella Keene (1881-1970), and they had one daughter, Luell (Weed) Guthrie (1910-1987). Lake Washington Pharmacy became Weed's Pharmacy in 1910, operating in the same Central District location until Bert's retirement in 1958. The Weed family was well-known in the Seattle community thanks to Bert's involvement in many community associations, including the Freemasons, the Nile Temple, and the Sons of the American Revolution.
This advertisement card describes a compound made by Dr. Weed for the treatment of coughs, which was available at 2601 Jackson Street, the location of the pharmacy for over 50 years.
Caption information source: "Druggist Fetes 50th Anniversary" The Seattle Daily Times, July 3, 1952, page 13.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. Metadata updated as part of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State. View the finding aid for this collection at https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv09640
Credit: MOHAI, Collection on Weed's Pharmacy, 1971.5098.2.1
