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Title
1935 Packard all weather cabriolet with opera star Lawrence Tibbett
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Celebrities

Subject
Tibbett, Lawrence, 1896-1960

Item Number
EB01e719

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, doorman closing rear passenger door as Lawrence Tibbett, opera, film, radio, & concert star, walks away from car. Inscribed on photo back: 1935 Packard eight, model 1201, twelfth series, 8-cylinder, 130-horsepower, 134-inch wheelbase, 5/7-person all weather cabriolet (body style #L195), by LeBaron, note Packard deluxe emblem, bumper guards, license plate frame, white sidewall tires, 6-wheel equipment, twin side mounted mirrors.

1935 Packard all weather cabriolet with opera star Lawrence Tibbett

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