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Title
1908-10 Packard truck of B.A. Railton Co., loaded with goods
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Trucking--United States--History

Subject
Commercial vehicles--United States--History

Item Number
EB01e746

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1908-10 Packard right side view, parked on brick street in front of Railton Co. building, two men seated in front, side reads "Wholesale Grocers. B.A. Railton Co. Randolph & Green Sts.," rear is full of wooden crates and sacks. Inscribed on photo back: 1908-10 Packard, model TC, 4-cylinder, 24-horspower, 144-inch wheelbase, 3-ton capacity, truck with special body, for B.A. Railton Co. Wholesale Groceries Randolph & Green Sts., Chicago, Ill.

1908-10 Packard truck of B.A. Railton Co., loaded with goods

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