Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/07/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for the update, Sonny. Love the old trapezoidal TN license plate. Haven't seen one in a while. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 7:37 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] one final thing from Granite >I found one here. It is a body shop, now. The IOOF hall, probably > upstairs. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/courthouselover/3209049488/sizes/l/in/photostream/ > > small > url<http://www.flickr.com/photos/courthouselover/3209049488/sizes/l/in/photostream/> > > I remember the Kaiser Car. When I was about five or six, my Dad, fresh > out > of the Army Air Force was a mechanic at a Kaiser-Frazer dealership in > Shreveport. > > The model I remember the most was the Henry J. > > Compact compared to others, I suppose it was about the size as a > Studebaker. They came in other colors, but blue was what I remember. > > http://www.seriouswheels.com/pics-1950-1959/1951-Kaiser-Henry-J.jpg > > small > url<http://www.seriouswheels.com/pics-1950-1959/1951-Kaiser-Henry-J.jpg> > > I recall a re badged version sold at Sears. > > http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/data/jaynjay/200811189275_53_Allstate_Coupe_DV-06_ARM_02.jpg > > small > url<http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/data/jaynjay/200811189275_53_Allstate_Coupe_DV-06_ARM_02.jpg> > > Kaiser was the principle in Kaiser Aluminum, and also built Liberty ships > in WWII. > > > > > > > > On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 10:15 PM, Robert Baron > <robertbaron1 at gmail.com>wrote: > >> Dunno, Jim. Maybe a motorcycle shop? >> >> I'll see if I have a closer shot. >> >> --Bob >> >> ==On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 8:00 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net >> >wrote: >> >> > Bob, >> > >> > Your Kaiser-Frazer sign took me back a few years. A dealership opened >> > in >> > my home town in Mississippi in 1947 or 1948. >> > >> > What goes on behind this sign in Granite? >> > >> > Jim Nichols >> > Tullahoma, TN USA >> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Baron" < >> robertbaron1 at gmail.com> >> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >> > Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2012 7:30 PM >> > Subject: Re: [Leica] one final thing from Granite >> > >> > >> > Now you made me look through mine: >> >> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.**org/v/Bob+Baron/W_MG_0414.jpg.**html< >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Bob+Baron/W_MG_0414.jpg.html> >> >> >> >> Canon 5D, 70-300 at 130mm, ISO 400 >> >> >> >> --Bob >> >> >> >> ==On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 6:51 PM, Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> Here is the quarry at, ahmm, Granite. Looking through some old stuff >> >>> this >> >>> afternoon. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.**org/v/kcarney/quarry_scan.jpg.**html< >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/kcarney/quarry_scan.jpg.html> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> 15mm Heliar, Kodak 400CN b&w. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Ken >> >>> >> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://sonc.com/look/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >