The Ephemeral State
← All categories
Calico Ghost Town CA RPPC Dr Rhea Drug Store Frashers Foto F-7384 Barstow — photo 1 of 2

Photo 1 of 2

About this piece

Measures: 5.5" x 3.5"

Real Photo Postcard (RPPC) by Frashers Fotos, Pomona, California. Series No. F-7384. Black-and-white RPPC depicting the historic 1887 Dr. A.R. Rhea Drug Store building at Calico Ghost Town near Barstow, San Bernardino County, California. The building is shown repurposed as a museum and curio store, with original 1887 signage visible on the facade including 'Bitters' and 'Celebrated Family Medicine' panels. A vintage automobile is parked at right; a wagon wheel and rock pile are visible at left. Caption on card reads: 'The Old Drug Store Now A Museum and Curio Store at The Old Ghost Town of CALICO Near BARSTOW, CALIFORNIA.' Standard size 3.5 x 5.5 inches. Era: c. 1940s-1950s. Condition: VG+. Great crossover piece for ghost town, California topographical, roadside Americana, mining history, and Frashers Fotos collectors. Shipped in a sleeve and rigid toploader.