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Title
1937 Packard convertible coupe and baseball player Al Schact
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Convertibles

Subject
Baseball players

Item Number
EB01d999

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1937 Packard three-quarter front view, top raised, male standing at passenger door. Inscribed on photo back: Packard one twenty, fifteenth series, model 120-C, 8-cylinder, 120-horsepower, 120-inch wheelbase, 2/4-person convertible coupe (body type #1099), note 1937 New York license plate #5L18-83 & license plate frames, white sidewall tires & wheel trim rings, auto, Al Schact- famous baseball personality & member of Baseball Hall of Fame, known as the Crown Prince of Baseball.

1937 Packard convertible coupe and baseball player Al Schact

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