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Title
1924 Packard sedan, parked in front of John W. Radke Funeral Home, Milwaukee, Wis.
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Funeral homes--Wisconsin--Milwaukee

Subject
Automobiles--United States--History

Item Number
EB01d187

Relation
NULL

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1924 Packard left side view, male standing at driver's door, parked in front of John W. Radke Funeral Home. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 233, second series six, 6-cylinder, 54-horsepower, 133-inch wheelbase, 7-person sedan (body type #228), 10/25/1929 J.W. Radke-Milwaukee, Wis., Model 2-33 sedan, delivered 5/31/1924, mileage 74,000, funeral service car, motor has never been overhauled.

1924 Packard sedan, parked in front of John W. Radke Funeral Home, Milwaukee, Wis.

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