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Spokane Show and Tell: Columbia Pharmacy and the Kiyohiros

August 3, 2026

A ~4.40 minute video on Instagram and Facebook sharing 4 scrolls from Liz’s collection of Spokane ephemera and objects. These scrolls are from the Columbia Pharmacy, which was operated by Leo and Yuriko Kiyohiro from 1952-1988. Liz did the research and script for this video; Devon did the editing (any attribution errors in the video are Devon’s).

Liz’s writeup on the Columbia Pharmacy and the Kiyohiros: (TBA)

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