Joseph Jacobs: Apprentice to Crawford W. Long in Athens, GA; Pharmacist and Retailer of Soda Fountain Beverages in Atlanta, GA

J Anesth Hist. 2018 Jan;4(1):7-8. doi: 10.1016/j.janh.2018.01.005. Epub 2018 Feb 2.

Abstract

In the 1870s, Joseph Jacobs was employed as an apprentice in the Longs and Billups pharmacy in Athens, GA. Jacobs later established a chain of pharmacies in Atlanta, GA. Coca-Cola was first sold to the public on May 8, 1886, at Jacobs' Pharmacy in the Five Points district of Atlanta, GA. The soda fountain in Jacobs' Pharmacy was owned by Willis E. Venable, who was related to James M. Venable, the first patient etherized by Crawford Long in Jefferson, GA.

Keywords: Anesthesia; Coca-Cola; Crawford Williamson Long; Joseph Jacobs.

Publication types

  • Biography
  • Historical Article
  • Portrait

MeSH terms

  • Anesthetics / history
  • Carbonated Beverages / history*
  • Georgia
  • History, 19th Century
  • Pharmacies / history
  • Pharmacists / history*

Substances

  • Anesthetics

Personal name as subject

  • Joseph Jacobs
  • Crawford W Long