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Title
First Packard Model A
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
EB01c008

Relation
NULL

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white photograph from glass negative of Packard Number One. Inscribed on photo back: completed Nov. 6, 1899 in Warren, Ohio; Model A, 1-cylinder, 9-horsepower, 71.5-inch wheelbase, 2-person roadster; body by Morgan & Williams, carriage manufacturer, Warren, Ohio. Photographed prior to car's restoration and donation to Lehigh University--note flat tires, tattered fender, etc.

First Packard Model A

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