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Colonel John H. Pickett, Oskaloosa, Iowa, 1896
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This is a picture of Colonel John H. Pickett taken in 1896. Pickett is known in Oskaloosa for Pickett's Drug Store, which opened in December of 1888. Pickett was a devout Republican and served on the Iowa State Board of Pharmacy three consecutive terms, starting in 1886. Originally from Quincy, Illinois, Pickett moved to Iowa at a very early age, but did not come to Oskaloosa until 1888 once he had bought his drug store business.
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