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Title
1899 Packard number one
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
EB01c014

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white photograph from negative of Packard Number One from rear showing woman driver in fur coat, hat and gloves, waving and Packard sign on rear of auto. Inscribed on photo back: car completed Nov. 6, 1899, Warren Ohio; Model A, 1-cylinder, 9-horsepower, 71.5-inch wheelbase, 2-person roadster; body by Morgan & Williams, carriage manufacturer, Warren, Ohio. Car appears in same condition as one appearing in Motor Age magazine ca. April 1912.

1899 Packard number one

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