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Title
1939 Packards with owner Mr. Charles Adler Jr., at his home
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
EB01e121

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of two 1939 Packards pictured with owner Mr. Charles Adler Jr., parked in driveway of his home, front view. Inscribed on photo back: left; Packard six, seventeenth series, model 1700, 6-cylinder, 100-horsepower, 122-inch wheelbase, 4-door, 5-person touring sedan (body type #1282), note license plate frame, Maryland license plate #52-423, Packard deluxe emblem, position/direction of windshield wiper blades in "off" position a la sixteenth series, right; Packard one twenty, seventeenth series, model 1701, 8-cylinder, 120-horsepower, 127-inch wheelbase, 5-person touring sedan (body type #1292), note license plate frame, Maryland license plate #52-423, Packard deluxe emblem, position/direction of windshield wiper blades in "off" position a la sixteenth series, deluxe steering wheel, wheel trim beauty rings, driving/fog lamp, with cars: Mr. Charles Adler, Jr. owner.

1939 Packards with owner Mr. Charles Adler Jr., at his home

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