Title1930 Packard sedan delivered by Ed Bennett to comic strip creator Russ Westover
CreatorPackard Motor Car Company
InstitutionDetroit Public Library
SubjectPackard automobile--History
SubjectCelebrities
SubjectWestover, Russ, 1886-1966
Item NumberEB01e703
Type
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Formatjpeg
Description8x10 black and white sepia-toned Packard Co. file photograph of a 1930 Packard nine-tenths left side view, parked on street, in front of house, two males and one female standing around car. Inscribed on photo back: 1930 Packard standard eight, model 733, seventh series eight, 8-cylinder, 90-horsepower, 134.5-inch wheelbase, 7-person sedan (body type #404), fitted with deluxe equipment. Standing right, hat in hand, Russ Westover, creator of the "Tillie the Toiler" comic strip; sold to him by Ed Bennett (at front of car), salesman of Packard Westchester (New Rochelle branch), Inner Circle feature 1930.