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Title
1921-22 Packard truck, left side view, unloading Packard crates into boxcars
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
EB01e765

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1921-22 Packard trucks left side view, partially enclosed front cab, two men unloading Packard crates into box cars, man behind wheel, one man holding boxcar door open, two men standing at side of truck, written on side of hood "Traffic Division." Inscribed on photo back: 1921-22 Packard model EF, 6-cylinder, 40-horsepower, 5-ton truck, Packard Traffic Division vehicle #75, this truck bore 1927 Michigan commercial license plate #6-230, shipping crates #3 & #4 from P.M.C.Co., Detroit, Mich., to American Body Co., New York, N.Y., photographed at P.M.C.Co., loading crates into boxcars.

1921-22 Packard truck, left side view, unloading Packard crates into boxcars

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