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Title
1924 Packard touring car and 1899 Packard model A on wooded road
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Clothing and dress--United States--History

Subject
Automobiles--United States--History

Item Number
EB01d140

Relation
NULL

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
7.5x9.5 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1924 Packard, a woman in full-length, fur-trimmed coat standing next to it, and an 1899 Packard Model A with driver and passenger in period dress, on a road by woods. Inscribed on photo back: Left 1899 Packard Model A 1-cylinder, 9-horsepower, 71.5-inch wheelbase, completed 11/6/1899, single-seat roadster. Right: 1924 Packard 136, first series single eight, produced 6/14/1923-2/2/1925, 8-cylinder, 85-horsepower, 136-inch wheelbase, 5-person touring car (body type #244), 1923 Michigan license plate #688-384,

1924 Packard touring car and 1899 Packard model A on wooded road

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