Joe Malachinski and James M. Roche with 1902 Cadillac automobile and milestone 2,000,000th Cadillac automobile
Description:
View of retiree Joe Malachinski in 1902 Cadillac sedan and Cadillac general manager James M. Roche, inside Cadillac factory, placing a special plate on the 2,000,000th Cadillac car produced. Typed on back: "For release: Afternoon papers, Friday, February7, 1958. Two old friends dropped in at the Cadillac factory in Detroit this week to help celebrate the achievement of a significant milestone - production of the 2,000,000th Cadillac. One was retiree Joe Malachinski who started his 52 1/2 years service at Cadillac in 1903, a few months after the company was established. The other was a 1902 sedan, the first model produced by Cadillac. James M. Roche, Cadillac general manager, is shown placing a special plate on the milestone Cadillac as Malachinski waves approval from the driver's seat of the 1902 model. From: Public Relations Department, Cadillac Motor Car Division, 2860 Clark Avenue, Detroit 32, Michigan."
