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Title
1932 Packard convertible sedan, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Sarazen, and Alvan Macauley
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Sarazen, Gene

Subject
Automobiles--United States--History

Item Number
EB01d639

Relation
NULL

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white sepia-toned Packard Co. file photograph of a 1932 Packard three-quarter front view, parked on street, two males and one female standing at driver's door. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 906, individual custom twin six, ninth series, 12-cylinder, 160-horsepower, 147.5-inch wheelbase, 5-person convertible sedan (body style #2070), by Dietrich, standing (left to right): Gene Sarazen, famed golfer (winner of both British & U.S. Open Championships, president of Wheaties Sports Foundation), Mrs. Sarazen, Alvan MaCauley, photographed at Packard Motor Car Co., Detroit, Mich.

1932 Packard convertible sedan, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Sarazen, and Alvan Macauley

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