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Title
1935 Packard phaeton with aviator Amelia Earhart, in Brooklyn Day opening ceremonies
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Celebrities

Subject
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937

Item Number
EB01e718

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1935 Packard three-quarter right side view, parked on street, crowd in background, at the Brooklyn Day opening ceremony. Inscribed on photo back: 1935 Packard super eight, model 1204, twelfth series, 8-cylinder, 150-horsepower, 139-inch wheelbase, 4-person phaeton (body type #851), 1935 New York dealers plate #DLR-28-221, Amelia Earhart participating in the Brooklyn Day opening ceremonies.

1935 Packard phaeton with aviator Amelia Earhart, in Brooklyn Day opening ceremonies

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