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Title |
1967 article about the Graham family |
Object Name |
Article |
Catalog Number |
2021.FIC.6011.0001 |
People |
Graham, David B. Graham, Joseph B. Graham, Ray A. Graham, Robert C., Jr. Graham, Robert C., Sr. Graham, Thomas Bolden, Sr. Graham, Thomas C. Graham, Ziba F., II Taggart, Tom |
Date |
1967 |
Creator |
James Bourgholtzer |
Scope & Content |
An October 12, 1967 article, "Grahams Are Important Members Of This Community" published in the "The Valley Advance" in Vincennes, Indiana. The article is about the Robert C. Graham, Sr., his four sons and the their many businesses in Daviess County, Indiana. The Grahams built the first electric power business in Washington called the Graham Electric Company. They sold it to the city of Washington in 1900. The Graham brothers, Robert, Joseph and Ray, from Washington, Indiana were involved with several different business ventures. In 1913 the Grahams built a bottle producing plant in Evansville, Indiana. They sold the bottle business in 1916 Owens Bottle Co. In 1919 they formed the Graham Brothers Truck Co. and had a 500,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Evansville where they built a full line of trucks and buses. In 1924 Dodge Brothers Co. bought control of Graham Brothers Truck Co. and moved the truck production to Detroit. In 1927 the Graham brothers bought the Paige-Detroit Motor Co., renamed it Graham-Paige, and began making Graham automobiles in Detroit. The Grahams built a plant in Evansville to make the bodies for the Graham automobiles. Production stopped with the coming of World War II and never resumed. Graham-Paige Co. was sold to Joseph W. Frazer and Henry J. Kaiser in 1947. The Graham family has a 3,000 acre farm in Daviess County. |
Search Terms |
The Valley Advance |