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Title
1911-12 Packard truck, left side view, man in driver seat, parked in loading area
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
EB01e750

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1911-12 Packard left side view, enclosed back, partially enclosed front cab, side reads "B. Fischer & Co. Importers New York, Hotel Astor Coffee," man unloading crates from back of truck, man in driver seat, parked in loading area. Inscribed on photo back: 1910 Packard model TD, 4-cylinder, 32.4-horsepower, 144-inch wheelbase, 3-ton capacity truck with special van body, for B. Fischer & Co. Importers New York.

1911-12 Packard truck, left side view, man in driver seat, parked in loading area

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