 James JonesJames (Jimmy) Jones and his brother Cecil purchased Foster Lumber from Gilbert Foster in 1946. Here Jim is pictured at the Union Lumber Company in Fort Bragg, circa 1950. |
 Jim and Cecil Jones circa 1930'sLong before purchasing Foster lumber from Gilbert Foster, the Jones family began their history of working with lumber. Their father, James, hauled lumber in the 30's to survive the great depression. |
 In-Bound Load DeliveryAll the lumber here was loaded, unloaded and stacked by hand. In the 1940's lumber was delivered via roll off trucks, then hand stacked to put away and hand pulled to fill customer orders |
 Molding StockGMC Cabover load with model stock that was destined to be ran to patterns. Note, 3-digit phone number "251", they were easier to remember back then. |
 Windows and DoorsTrucking safety regulations were a little bit different in the old days. Here is an in-bound delivery of wood double hung windows, truck is slightly overloaded. |
 FLY Family of Employees(L-R) C. Jones, J. Jones, E. Crowell, P. Lewis, V. Sagasky, M. North, L. Primrose, E. Jones & C. Lunsted. Note, truck colors had changed from black to red and yellow. |
 Community InvolvementFoster Lumber has always been involved in numerous community activities and fundraisers. Here, Betty Jones, or "Mrs. J" as she was often called, presents the winner's trophy at an auto race sponsored by Foster Lumber. |
 More than a JobIt has been a long tradition to satisfy our customers needs; there was a time when the company has an in-house cocktail lounge, above Foster Lumber employees enjoy a drink after work. This hard-working group were more than co-workers, they became family. Today it's much the same as it was then (minus the FLY bar...). |
 Christmas PartyThis party is being held at the private company lounge. Building close relationships with our customers has been a practice since 1920. Misunderstandings seldom occur between friends. |
 Original Location of FLY
Corner of Maryland and Napa. The truck is loaded with lumber, roofing and windows destined for a new house project in Vallejo. |
 Birds eye ViewFLY at the corner of Maryland and Napa in Vallejo, looking west. The yards was small and tight cornered but a lot of lumber went out of there.
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 ForkliftThe early 50's brought modernization. Here is one of the company's first forklifts. In those days, many forklifts included parts left over from WWII vehicles. |
 Early FLY Truck FleetAs the business grew, so did the fleet of trucks to deliver material to customers jobsites. |
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Family Traditions ContinueToday, Foster Lumber is under the leadership of David Jones. Dave pictured above left and above right with his daughter and part owner Rebekah Jones Horesh. |
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