E.B. Zimmerman Grocer, Sterling.
Written on backside of photograph: E.B. Zimmerman and son Edward, Lena Smith, Leon Andreas, with notation that he retired to Muscatine, Iowa. Various references on hand indicate that in 1904, Edward Zimmerman was a clerk; by 1906 he was a partner of Zimmerman & Folkers; by 1908 a partner in Zimmerman & Graff; by 1911 he owned Zimmerman's at 308 1st Ave., Sterling; and by 1915 was located at 401 Locust St., Sterling. Zimmerman was not listed as a business in the 1916 directory.
Webmaster note: Mrs. Avery Adams, who submitted the photo to SRFHS, was Elizabeth F., daughter of Edward B. and Mary 'Addie' Zimmerman. The 1910 US Census lists three children: Elizabeth, 11; Lillian, 5; and Edward, 2; which would date this photo Circa 1912.
