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Title
1939 Packard convertible coupe in California with bathing beauties posing for photographer
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Photographers--California

Subject
Automobiles--United States--History

Item Number
EB01e149

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white sepia-toned Packard Co. file photograph of a 1939 Packard aft side view, top folded, three females in swim suits sitting in car parked by row of palm trees, photographer on ladder and assistants standing at front for photo shoot. Inscribed on photo back: Packard six, seventeenth series, model 1700 (produced 9/20/1938-8/7/1939), 6-cylinder, 100-horsepower, 122-inch wheelbase, 2/4-person convertible coupe (body type #1289), note dual white sidewall tires, setting: California.

1939 Packard convertible coupe in California with bathing beauties posing for photographer

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