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Title
1929 Packard with special searchlight for Brooklyn Fire Department mounted on rear
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Fire departments--Equipment and supplies

Subject
Automobile dealers--New York

Item Number
EB01d425

Relation
NULL

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
7.5x9.5 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1929 Packard three-quarter left side view, parked on street, male standing at side with foot on running board. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 640, custom eight, sixth series, 8-cylinder, 106-horsepower, 140.5-inch wheelbase, special searchlight car #2, built for Brooklyn Fire Department, setting P.M.C.Co. of New York, Atlantic at Classon Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y., and salesman involved with the sale.

1929 Packard with special searchlight for Brooklyn Fire Department mounted on rear

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