Alfred Lewis Clark established the Solemint Store at Solemint Junction (Sierra Highway & Soedad Canyon Road in Canyon Country) in 1938.
Image courtesy of Charlie Clark, who believes this photograph of his great uncle Al Clark was shot in Tennessee around 1935-1937,
just before he came out West.
Further reading:
Solemint Junction: A Happening Place to Be
Alfred L. Clark's Solemint Store