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Title
McKesson
and
Robbins
Drug
Factory
Date
1952
Description
Pictured
in
1952
is
the
recently
completed
McKesson
and
Robbins
warehouse
at the
corner
of
Richards
Boulevard
and
Seventh
Street
.
Opened
in the
fall
of
1950
and
costing
nearly
$1,000,000
, the
facility
was
designed
by the
accomplished
Sacramento
architect
Herbert
E
.
Goodpastor
and
built
by
Affiliated
Engineers
and
Contractors
,
Incorporated
.
Purposed
to
accommodate
the
storage
and
distribution
of
both
drugs
and
liquor
, the
100,000
square
foot
building
was the
largest
of its
kind
ever
built
.
Based
in
San
Francisco
,
McKesson
and
Robbins
celebrated
its
one
hundred
year
anniversary
the
same
year
this
photograph
was
taken
.
Format
8 x 10 in.; b&w
Holding Institution
Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library
Rights
This image may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.). Copyright restrictions applying to the reproduction and use of this image are available from the Sacramento Public Library.
Street/Neighborhood
801
Richards
Boulevard
;
North
Sacramento
City/County
Sacramento
Subjects
Factories
Warehouses
Pharmaceutical Companies
Wine and Liquor Retailers and Wholesalers
Collection
Sacramento Room Photograph Collection
Identifying Number
153
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