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Title
1937 Packard convertible sedan with William Packer, Packard General Sales Manager
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Convertibles

Subject
Railroads--Cars

Item Number
EB01d992

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1937 Packard seven-eights left side view, top raised, William Packer, Packard General Sales Manager standing next to car with foot on running board, "Great Northern Automobile" railcars in background. Inscribed on photo back: Packard one twenty, fifteenth series, model 120-C, 8-cylinder, 120-horsepower, 120-inch wheelbase, 5-person convertible sedan (body type #1097), note wheel trim rings, Packard deluxe emblem, license plate frames, 1937 Michigan license plate #Z5195, Packard Motor Car Co. General Sales Manager William (Bill) Packer, setting: Packard Motor Car Co., Detroit, Mich.

1937 Packard convertible sedan with William Packer, Packard General Sales Manager

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