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Title
1901 Packard Model C
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
EB01c030

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
7.5x9.5 black and white photograph of a 1901 Packard Model C. Inscribed on photo back: 1-cylinder, 12-horsepower, 75-inch wheelbase, 2-person roadster fitted with a buggy top. This photograph was used to illustrate the "12-horsepower special" in the first full-page advertisement for Packard automobile in the November 7, 1900 issue of The Horseless Age.

1901 Packard Model C

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