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 business card is for Lake Washington Pharmacy, located at 2711 Jackson Street, the pharmacy's location for over 50 years. The card has both A. G. Keene and M. A. Weed listed so it was likely printed around 1905.
Caption information source: "Druggist Fetes 50th Anniversary" The Seattle Daily Times, July 3, 1952, page 13.
Physical Description: 1 business card ; 4.75 x 2.75 in.
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, 1971.5098.5
