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San Francisco circa 1929. "Graham-Paige at California Palace of the Legion of Honor, Lincoln Park." Which one is Paige, and which is Graham, we'll leave up to you. 5x7 glass negative by Christopher Helin. View full size.
Graham-Paige survived the Depression but in very reduced circumstances.
Kaiser-Frazer was built around what was left of the Graham-Paige dealer and service support network immediately after WWII, both of those names wound up being dropped but Kaiser was behind Willys/Jeep until 1970.
REO survived into the '60s as a truck brand, their lovely and elegant cars were discontinued after '34.
The Graham-Paige was a magnificent car indeed! The company was founded in 1927 and lasted as a trade name until the early 1960s.
We frequently saw one just like this in my Staten Island neighborhood in the late forties along with a Reo with same rumble seat and similar body style. Wonder where such substantial and beautiful makes disappeared to. Mergers or the Depression?
I too am struck by the elegant posed cars with beautiful people in the City, and the wrecks we have been seeing from Oakland. Having lived a few miles from each in Marin most of my life, the different kinds of images typify what I know of both.
Just don't take it cruising in 1950's Oakland!
What a magnificent car. I would love to have this roadster for weekend cruises. If it was pre-loaded with two ladies dressed like these two, it would be all the better.
Waving goodbye to the roaring '20s. Hang on ladies, it's about to get tough all over.
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