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Title
1937 Packard convertible victoria, Yurek Shabelevsky in dance position
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Shabelevsky, Yurek

Subject
Automobiles--United States--History

Item Number
EB01e053

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1937 Packard three-quarter right side view, top raised, parked in driveway of home, male posing at passenger door. Inscribed on photo back: Packard super eight, fifteenth series, model 1501, 8-cylinder, 135-horsepower, 134-inch wheelbase, 5-person convertible victoria (body type #1007), note white sidewall tires, fender wells, 6-wheels, spot light, fog lamps, posing with car: Yurek Shabelevsky, star of Col. W. de Basil's Ballet's Russe.

1937 Packard convertible victoria, Yurek Shabelevsky in dance position

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