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Title
1939 Packard super eight in parade for King George VI & Queen Elizabeth's visit to Canada, spring 1939
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Elizabeth, Queen, consort of George VI, King of Great Britain, 1900-

Subject
George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952

Item Number
EB01e729

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1939 Packard left side view, during a parade, crowds lining street, sign on building reads "God Save our King & Queen." Inscribed on photo back: 1939 Packard super eight, model 1705, seventeenth series, 8-cylinder, 130-horsepower, 148-inch wheelbase, 7-person touring sedan/limousine (body type #1271/0), car #4. Reception parade for King George VI & Queen Elizabeth's state visit to Canada, spring 1939, Montreal.

1939 Packard super eight in parade for King George VI & Queen Elizabeth

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