In this 1945 photograph, Peterson’s Welding founder Lawrence “Hap” Peterson, right, is shown with Lawrence “Dutch” Mellin, left, and Herman “Chick” Bettiga, center, inside one of their early locations. (Photo provided by Bert Peterson of Norway)

The following piece is from 1945 was submitted to the Daily News by Bert Peterson of Norway.

The photograph shows the founder of Peterson’s Welding, a longtime business in Norway, Lawrence “Hap” Peterson, along with Lawrence “Dutch” Mellin and Herman “Chick” Bettiga.

In its early years, the business operated out of a rented building on the northeast corner of U.S. 2 and Stephenson Street in Norway.

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