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Title
1929 Packard runabout, actress Raquel Torres standing on running board
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Torres, Raquel, 1908-1987

Subject
Celebrities

Item Number
EB01d456

Relation
NULL

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1929 Packard three-quarter right front view, top folded, female standing on passenger running board, parked on street. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 633, standard eight, sixth series, 8-cylinder, 90-horsepower, 133.5-inch wheelbase, 2/4-person runabout (body type #352), Raquel Torres, star of "White Shadows."

1929 Packard runabout, actress Raquel Torres standing on running board

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