The back reads:
"Laner Bro's Shoe Shope
N.W. Corner Block and Center
In basement of Eason Building
1927
L -> R
Monroe LANER
Nichols "Nick" Hopper (15 or 16)
Julius LANER
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Wiley Holt"
Julius Laner, born 1868, was a Swiss shoemaker who lived and worked in Esculapia, Arkansas. As late as 1925, his business was simply referred to by his own name. With his wife Alice, Julius had three sons: Julius A., born in 1905, Monroe, born in 1907, and Aubrey, born in 1910. Julius passed down his trade and his shoe shop to his two eldest sons, Julius and Monroe, who renamed the business "Laner Bros". The shop was located in Fayetteville, Arkansas in the basement of the Eason Building, which is also known as the Old Bank of Fayetteville (the building has since been restored and was added to the National Historical Register in 1994).
Wiley Holt"
Julius Laner, born 1868, was a Swiss shoemaker who lived and worked in Esculapia, Arkansas. As late as 1925, his business was simply referred to by his own name. With his wife Alice, Julius had three sons: Julius A., born in 1905, Monroe, born in 1907, and Aubrey, born in 1910. Julius passed down his trade and his shoe shop to his two eldest sons, Julius and Monroe, who renamed the business "Laner Bros". The shop was located in Fayetteville, Arkansas in the basement of the Eason Building, which is also known as the Old Bank of Fayetteville (the building has since been restored and was added to the National Historical Register in 1994).
Julius A. married Golda Reeves, a telephone operator, in August 1924. They had one daughter, Susan, in 1936. Monroe lived with his brother until he married Emele Colwell in 1941.
Nichols "Nick" Hopper was born in 1913 to Ernest and Ethel Hopper. He was an apprentice to the Laner brothers at the time this photo was taken and is later listed in the 1940 census as a "cobbler".
Wiley E. Holt was born in 1908 to Wiley and Edna Holt. He worked as the shop's delivery driver.
If you know who any of these folks may be, let us know in the comments!
Nichols "Nick" Hopper was born in 1913 to Ernest and Ethel Hopper. He was an apprentice to the Laner brothers at the time this photo was taken and is later listed in the 1940 census as a "cobbler".
Wiley E. Holt was born in 1908 to Wiley and Edna Holt. He worked as the shop's delivery driver.
If you know who any of these folks may be, let us know in the comments!
I worked in the shoe repair shop in the back of Laner Bros Shoes when I was age 15-17, from 1966-1969. Julius ran the men's side of the shop, and Mrs. Laner ran the women's side. By that time, the store was in the middle of the south side of the Fayetteville square. Nick Hopper was the shoe repairman, and he worked for Mr. Laner his entire working life. Nick had a severe heart attack in 1969 and never returned to work. He was in his late 50s at that time. Both Nick and Julius treated me like a son; they were very important influences on me. Expected me to work hard, be prompt, and be polite to customers.
ReplyDelete- Jim Simmons
These sound like wonderful memories, thank you so much for sharing them with us!
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