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Title
1917 Packard jitney bus full of male passengers, parked on street
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Jitney buses--Michigan--Detroit

Subject
Commercial vehicles--United States--History

Item Number
EB01e773

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1917 Packard seven-eights right side view, man standing with foot on first step, full of male passengers, parked on street in front of Packard Motor Car Co. administration building. Inscribed on photo back: 1917 Packard motor bus, E series, truck chassis with special bus coachwork, Packard Motor Car Co. operated its own on-property bus service.

1917 Packard jitney bus full of male passengers, parked on street

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