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San Francisco circa 1930. "Hudson auto with schoolgirls." Waving yearbooks (?) titled The Telescope. 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size.
'til Daddy takes the Hudson away.
Photog: "Everyone hold up your yearbooks."
Girl in Middle: "But I forgot my yearbook!"
Photog: "Just hold your hand up as if you did, and SMILE!"
The auto is a 1930 Hudson Sunsedan This was a one year model that was a large two-door convertible. Hudson stated, "Here is a car of many pleasant uses and appeal -- all the smartness with none of the extravagant cost of a special body."
Cost was $1,335 for the beginning part of the model year and $1,045 for the second half of the model year. Weight was 3,100 pounds wheelbase was 119 inches, and the new eight cylinder engine provided 80 horsepower. There was also a similar 1930 Essex Challenger Sunsedan.
Looks like you nailed the "circa" this time Dave. You can also remove the parenthetical question mark.
Below is a picture (found on eBay) of the June 1930 Telescope yearbook from Galileo High School (now Galileo Academy of Science & Technology) in San Francisco.
Galileo High School's (San Francisco) Yearbook is called "The Telescope". I can't find an image online for that design, but they were of similar artistic style.
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