John H. Park

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Dublin Core

Title

John H. Park

Subject

Biography
John H. Park
Photo File: Biography
Haworth Wagon Factory
Notary Public
Insurance Agent
Salesman
Harristown, IL.
Salem, IL.
William Jennings Bryan
VanDeventer Studio of Decatur

Description

Photograph of John H. Park; (died 6/8/1926) resident of Harristown for many years. He was for many years a traveling salesman. He first sold for the Haworth Wagon Factory in Decatur and later for other concerns. He retired from the road in 1900 but he became a notary public, insurance agent and a salesman for a number of household commodities in Harristown. He spent his childhood in Salem, IL. where he was a boyhood friend of of William Jennings Bryan. Photo by VanDeventer Studio of Decatur, IL. Ran in the Decatur Herald Mar. 9, 1913.

Creator

VanDeventer Studio of Decatur, IL.

Source

Photo File: Biography - Park, John H.

Publisher

Herald and Review, Decatur, IL.
Decatur Public Library, Decatur, IL.

Date

c. 1900

Contributor

John H. Park

Rights

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Relation

none

Format

.jpg

Language

English

Type

photograph

Identifier

BIO300

Coverage

Biography, John H. Park, Photo File: Biography, Traveling Salesman, Haworth Wagon Factory, Insurance Agent, Notary Public, Harristown, IL., William Jennings Bryan, VanDeventer Studio of Decatur, Decatur Herald and Review.

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

photograph

Physical Dimensions

4 x 6"

Citation

VanDeventer Studio of Decatur, IL., “John H. Park,” Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection, accessed March 28, 2024, http://omeka.decaturlibrary.org/items/show/2264.