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Paige-Jewett: 1925

Washington, D.C., circa 1925. "Washington Virginia Motors Co." Dealer of Paige and Jewett automobiles. National Photo Company glass negative. View full size.

Washington, D.C., circa 1925. "Washington Virginia Motors Co." Dealer of Paige and Jewett automobiles. National Photo Company glass negative. View full size.

 

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Full-size view is broken

I always like the full size for the detail, but this one just has "N" as a placeholder, not the ID number.

[Click the photo itself. Or the link in the orange bar under it. - Dave]

Interesting Stuff.

From Wikipedia:

Embedded in the dash of every Jewett was an amulet, visible on the Passenger side as a dashplate. Henry's wife was something of a spiritualist, and these amulets were purported to have been empowered with mystical power that protected the occupants.

Erik Weisz would have had a ball debunking that one.

[I'd wager that zero Jewetts were involved in fatal accidents this year! - Dave]

+85

This is the southeast corner of 16th Street and U Street, NW. A third floor has been added in the intervening years. Below is the same perspective from May of 2010.

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