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Title
1924 Packard, Gilda Gray with her new "8" sedan
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Gray, Gilda

Subject
Chauffeurs

Item Number
EB01d143

Relation
NULL

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
7.5x9.5 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1924 Packard right side view, parked on street, chauffeur holding tonneau door for actress Gilda Gray. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 143, first series single eight (produced 6/14/1923-2/2/1925), 8-cylinder, 85-horsepower, 143-inch wheelbase, 7-person sedan (body type #240), actress Gilda Gray photographed at Packard Motor Car Company, East Grand Blvd., Detroit, Mich.

1924 Packard, Gilda Gray with her new "8" sedan

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