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1900 - Pioneer Truck Company

1900 Pioneer Truck Company

The historical picture, captured in 1900, showcases a horse-drawn moving truck utilized by the Pioneer Truck Company. The company was established by Hiram Gould and later carried on by Elwyn Bremer Gould in 1899. The initial location of the company was at 1427 E Street and by 1906, it was listed at 1314 E Street. Collaboratively, Roscoe E. Hazard and Elwyn Blaine Gould (Hiram's grandson) established the Pioneer Transfer & Storage Company of San Diego. In 1928, the company merged with several others to form Lyon Van & Storage Company, with Elwyn Blaine Gould as its first president.