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Soda jerk cleans counter at Conkey and Culley Drugs and Soda Fountain in Canton

Soda jerk cleans counter at Conkey and Culley Drugs and Soda Fountain in Canton

George S. Conkey (soda jerk) and patron in Conkey and Cully Drugs and Soda Fountain. Note the soda machine behind the bar, and the “Fruit Nectar” dispenser on left for 5 cents. Circa 1900-1910. Canton, NY.

We may no longer have soda bars, but one Canton business is busy pressing fresh apple cider – check out the North Country at Work story here.

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