Jim Gould wrote, “Going through some old files, I found this picture and thought you might like it.” The photo was taken in 1979 on the occasion of Misco-Shawnee being named a distributor of Armstrong resilient flooring for the Chicago area. Shown at the signing of the agreement are, from left, Donald Buxton, manager of the Chicago district office of Armstrong’s Floor Division; Dennis Draeger, general sales manager of the division; David Merlo, Misco-Shawnee’s vice president of operations and administration; Alfred Strickler Jr., group vice president and general manager of Armstrong Floor Products Operations; Courtney Gould, president and treasurer of Misco-Shawnee; Gordon Levering, field sales manager of the Armstrong Floor Division, and, seated, Jim Gould, executive vice president and secretary of Misco-Shawnee. Headquartered in St. Louis, the wholesaler maintained a Chicago operation and distribution points in Louisville, Ky., and Columbus, Ohio.