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Title
1927 Packards used for Queen Marie of Romania's 1926 visit to the United States
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Marie, Queen, consort of Ferdinand I, King of Romania, 1875-1938

Subject
Automobiles--United States--History

Item Number
EB01d306

Relation
NULL

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of several 1927 Packards lined up on country road. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 343, third series eight (produced 8/2/1926-7/1/1927), 8-cylinder, 106-horsepower, 143-inch wheelbase, left to right: Dietrich all weather stationary cabriolet, Holbrook inside drive limousine, standard sedan limousine 7-person (body type #295), two Holbrook inside drive limousines, standard sedan limousine 7-person (body type #295), Derham Prince-of-Wales type sedan, three standard sedan limousine 7-person (body type #295), forward car used for personal transportation of Queen Marie of Romania (other cars used by her entourage), during her visit to Washington, D.C. & Baltimore, Md., autumn 1926.

1927 Packards used for Queen Marie of Romania

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