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Title
Packard factory assembly line, body dropping from above, worker on either side
Creator
Packard Motor Car Company

Institution
Detroit Public Library

Subject
Packard automobile--History

Subject
Automobile factories--Michigan--Detroit--History

Subject
Assembly-line methods

Item Number
EB01e791

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a Packard factory assembly line. Inscribed on photo back: Packard body dropping from second floor to meet chassis, timed meticulously so that right body meets right chassis (and parts), though each starts in widely separated parts of plant.

Packard factory assembly line, body dropping from above, worker on either side

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