Depression or no, people still bought cars. We can't show you the picture of the other two sales, but here's one.

That's not entirely fair. In 1936, Chrysler sold more cars than they'd sold in 1929, the height of the boom. (Even if you factor out the last few months of '29 - there was a softening of consumer confidence, to use the modern terms - they sold millions.)

If you're wondering why Westinghouse chose this particular name, the text explains it all. It's an ethnic name. That's the narrative: in America, anyone can make enough money to buy a car. Even black people! But they're in a different magazine.