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D8602-3
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- 1939-07-20 (Creation)
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As a joke on July 20, 1939, Titus Ford Service Department superintendent Dick Frayne, behind the wheel of Leon Titus's 1906 Ford Model N, drove the antique into the State Vehicle Safety Inspection Station. Joe Thomas, director of the Station and veteran race driver, scratched his head wondering where would he put the red sticker if the car passed; the vehicle had no windshield. Enjoying the joke were white uniformed inspectors, as well as Lloyd Raab, behind vehicle in western hat, Leon Titus, second from right, and Larry Pritchett, right. All of the men not on duty were photographed in their Washington State Golden Jubilee hats. (T. Times 7/26/1939, pg. 10)
Washington State Golden Jubilee, 1939--Tacoma; Automobile dealerships--Tacoma--1930-1940; Titus Motor Co. (Tacoma); Ford automobile; Titus, Leon E.; Vehicle Safety Inspection Station (Tacoma); Thomas, Joe; Raab, Lloyd; Pritchett, Larry;