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Title
1928 Packard sedan and woman with chow-chow dog on leash
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Chow chow (Dog breed)

Subject
Women automobile drivers

Item Number
EB01d388

Relation
NULL

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1928 Packard left side view, parked in field, female at wheel, another female with a chow-chow dog on leash standing at rear. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 443, custom eight (produced 7/1/1927-8/1/1928), fourth series eight, 8-cylinder, 106-horsepower, 143-inch wheelbase, 4-person sedan (body type #1504), body by Dietrich, owner Mr. C.W. Bell of Boston, Mass., an equally prized possession is the blue-ribbon winning chow-chow dog, Whang, whose line goes back through Wahhang (A.K.C. 249626) & Chee Toy (A.K.C. 221719).

1928 Packard sedan and woman with chow-chow dog on leash

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