Joseph Sales Company, Joseph, Oregon

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=90 BGCOLOR="#003366" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="008005a0dkcfqa.png"> <div> <A HREF="http://willysdealershipproject.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://willysdealershipproject.com"><U><B>home</B></U></A><B>     | </B><B> </B><B> </B><B>  </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>Willys Dealership Project</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>             Back to: </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Oregon"><U><B>Oregon</B></U></A><B> </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Use your browser's Back button for best results</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> Joseph Sales Company</div> <div> 101 S. Main St.</div> <div> Joseph, Oregon</div> <bR> <bR> <div> A circa 1955 reference at the <A HREF="http://clubs.hemmings.com/clubsites/pnwkfoci/dealers/or.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://clubs.hemmings.com/clubsites/pnwk"><U>K-F Dealer List</U></A> mentions the Joseph Sales Company, although no address was listed.  Based on personal recollections, the helpful staff at the <A HREF="http://www.co.wallowa.or.us/museum/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.co.wallowa.or.us/museum/"><U>Wallowa County Museum</U></A> confirmed it was a Jeep dealership for a while, although exact dates could not be determined.  The former dealership is now home to the Wallowa Valley Lanes bowling alley, as seen in August 2004:</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="9c5680e0.jpg" border=0 width="360" height="270" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Although it is not quite visible in this photo, the word "Garage" is spelled out with bricks set on edge in the area where the four vertical slats once held another sign:</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="9c70e680.jpg" border=0 width="270" height="360" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> While no records could be found from the days as a Jeep dealership, this ad was found in a 1950 high school yearbook.  At the time, Joseph Sales Co. carried International, Plymouth and Desoto:</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="9c8681b0.jpg" border=0 width="360" height="283" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> This close-up shows more details of the building, including the "Garage" lettering underneath the I-H sign:</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="9c3b0680.jpg" border=0 width="432" height="360" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Many thanks to the museum staff for their invaluable assistance.</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>