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Title
1927 Packard sedan with owner Mrs. Mabel S. Douglas, dean of New Jersey College for Women
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Celebrities

Subject
Automobiles--United States--History

Item Number
EB01e696

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1927 Packard left side view, owner Mrs. Mabel S. Douglas, dean of New Jersey College for Women, standing in passenger doorway, Voorhees Chapel in background. Inscribed on photo back: 1927 Packard 343, third series eight, 8-cylinder, 106-horsepower, 143-inch wheelbase, 7-person sedan (body type #294); Elizabeth Rodman Voorhees Chapel (1918-one building-54 students first class; 1100 students next Sept.; Mabel S. Douglas, 64 buildings, 60 acres).

1927 Packard sedan with owner Mrs. Mabel S. Douglas, dean of New Jersey College for Women

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