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Title
1936 Packard coupe, fire chief receiving keys
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Fire chiefs

Subject
Automobiles--United States--History

Item Number
EB01d904

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1936 Packard seven-eights right side view, parked on street, male handing keys to uniformed male at passenger door. Inscribed on photo back: Packard eight, fourteenth series, model 1401, 8-cylinder, 130-horsepower, 134-inch wheelbase, 2/4-person coupe (body type #918), note bumper guards, pelican emblem, chromium plated wheel discs, flashing red light, siren, fire chief accepting keys.

1936 Packard coupe, fire chief receiving keys

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