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Title
1925-1926 Packard phaeton in reception parade for Queen Marie of Romania
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Marie, Queen, consort of Ferdinand I, King of Romania, 1875-1938

Subject
Parades

Item Number
EB01d261

Relation
NULL

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1925-1926 Packard, top lowered, in reception parade for Queen Marie of Romania, police and crowds on either side, taken in a large city. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 236, second series eight, 8-cylinder, 85-horsepower, 136-inch wheelbase, 5-person phaeton (body type #244), fitted with Packard deluxe emblem, side lights, cowl cross bar, late type one-piece windshield, 1926 Ontario license plate #46; state visit of Queen Marie of Romania (autumn 1926).

1925-1926 Packard phaeton in reception parade for Queen Marie of Romania

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