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Title
1924 Packard touring car and 1899 Packard model A, face to face
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Automobile industry and trade--History

Subject
Automobiles--United States--History

Item Number
EB01d144

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
7.5x9.5 black and white sepia-toned Packard Co. file photograph of a 1924 Packard, two females standing by car, and a 1899 Packard Model A, with male helping female down, both in period dress, on country road. Inscribed on photo back: Right: 1924 Packard 136, first series single eight, produced 6/14/1923-2/2/1925, 8-cylinder, 85-horsepower, 136-inch wheelbase, 5-person touring car (body type #244), 1923 Michigan license plate #688-384, 1924 early type single bar bumper. Left: 1899 Packard Model A, 1-cylinder, 9-horsepower, 71.5-inch wheelbase, completed 11/6/1899, single seat roadster.

1924 Packard touring car and 1899 Packard model A, face to face

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