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Recovered historical record

Early 1900s

First African Heritage Pharmacist

Dr. Cromwell P. West establishes a Pharmacy on Caleb Earl Street.

Archive note: This record was recovered from the former RIBHS historical timeline. Broad date labels are used where the archived entry did not state an exact year.

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