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Title
1932 Packard coupe roadster and owner Clark Gable
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Celebrities

Subject
Gable, Clark, 1901-1960

Item Number
EB01e711

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
7x9 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1932 Packard right side view, owner Clark Gable standing at passenger door. Inscribed on photo back: 1932 Packard twin six, model 905, ninth series eight, 12-cylinder, 160-horsepower, 142.125-inch wheelbase, 2/4-person coupe roadster (body type #579); standing, movie idol Clark Gable. Front of photograph is autographed by Clark Gable.

1932 Packard coupe roadster and owner Clark Gable

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