A photograph displaying J. H. Patterson Lumber-Fuel Co. employees standing by the company's fleet of trucks and even a horse-drawn wagon. This photo is on thick but flexible cloth-like paper.
Eleven workers are pictured wearing coveralls and caps at the J. H. Patterson Co. Lumber-Fuel facility in Loves Park IL. The employees are named on the back of the photograph: Front Row (L to R) Ned Engquist, Harry Clem, Vern Faulkner, Arnold Aurand,…
Joseph Helyman Patterson started a lumber yard in Marengo IL in 1890. The growing business subsequently moved and prospered in Loves Park IL with lumber yard expansions in several locations. This photograph depicts a sign for the Patterson Company.