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Title
1937 Packard touring sedan with woman in long dress and hat
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Women's clothing--United States--History

Subject
Automobiles--United States--History

Item Number
EB01e013

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1937 Packard nine-tenths right side view, parked on driveway in front of house, female standing at passenger door. Inscribed on photo back: Packard one twenty, fifteenth series, model 120-C, 8-cylinder, 120-horsepower, 120-inch wheelbase, 5-person touring sedan (body type #1092), note license plate frame, Packard deluxe emblem, wheel trim rings, this photograph used in 1937 Packard national advertising campaign: advertisement ran in Good Housekeeping, Harper's Bazaar, and Vogue.

1937 Packard touring sedan with woman in long dress and hat

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