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1939 Packard touring sedan, parked at Lehigh University in front of Packard building

Packard Motor Car Company

Detroit Public Library

Packard automobile--History

Lehigh University

Automobiles--United States--History

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8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1939 Packard left side view, two men standing at front of car, parked on drive at Lehigh University in front of Packard building. Inscribed on photo back: Packard super eight, seventeenth series, model 1703, 8-cylinder, 130-horsepower, 127-inch wheelbase, 4-door, 5-person touring sedan (body type #1272), note dual white sidewall tires, wheel trim beauty rings, fender wells, 6-wheels, side mount mirrors, radio aerial, pelican emblem, accessory front bumper guards, front center license plate bracket, license plate frame (front), setting Lehigh University Bethlehem, Pa. (posed in front of Packard Building), right; Dr. C.C. Williams president of Lehigh University, left; R.C. Labach, salesman for Fries Motor Co.