Title1937 Packard touring sedan, owner Mrs. Martin Johnson at passenger door
CreatorPackard Motor Car Company
InstitutionDetroit Public Library
SubjectPackard automobile--History
SubjectPeople with disabilities
SubjectAutomobiles--United States--History
Item NumberEB01e026
Type
image
Formatjpeg
Description8x10 black and white sepia-toned Packard Co. file photograph of a 1937 Packard seven-eights right side view, parked on street, owner Mrs. Martin Johnson in wheelchair at passenger door, male standing behind her. Inscribed on photo back: Packard super eight, fifteenth series, model 1500, 8-cylinder, 135-horsepower, 127-inch wheelbase, 5-person touring sedan (body type #1003), note Packard deluxe emblem, Mrs. Martin Johnson widow of late Martin Johnson, famous African and Borneo explorers, photograph taken Burlington, Vt., in front of Hotel Vermont, prior to leaving for sightseeing trip, Chas A. Taplin of the C.H. Goss Co., Burlington is shown in picture.
