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Title
1938 Packard convertible coupe in front of the Detroit River on Belle Isle
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Belle Isle Park (Detroit, Mich.)

Subject
Automobiles--United States--History

Item Number
EB01e061

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1938 Packard nine-tenths left side view, top folded, male behind wheel, two female passengers, driving next to Detroit River. Inscribed on photo back: Packard eight, sixteenth series, model 1601, 8-cylinder, 120-horsepower, 127-inch wheelbase, 2/4-person convertible coupe (body type #1199), note 1938 Michigan manufacturer plate #26, setting, Belle Isle, Mich.

1938 Packard convertible coupe in front of the Detroit River on Belle Isle

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