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Title
1927 Packard phaeton, in showroom with actress Miss Lita Chevret
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Celebrities

Subject
Chevret, Lita, 1909-2001

Item Number
EB01e697

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1927 Packard left side view, top folded, in showroom, Miss Lita Chevret standing at driver's door. Inscribed on photo back: 1927 Packard 336, third series eight, 8-cylinder, 106-horsepower, 136-inch wheelbase, phaeton with dual cowl & windshield, special fitments include; Packard deluxe emblem, six wire wheels, dual side mounted spare tires with covers, side lights with cowl cross bar, windshield wind wings, folding trunk rack mounted at rear, standing with car; Miss Lita Chevret (actress), showroom floor, Earle C. Anthony, Inc., new San Francisco building designed by MayBeck.

1927 Packard phaeton, in showroom with actress Miss Lita Chevret

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