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Title
1948-49 Packard bodies on line going up to second floor
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
EB01e828

Type
image

Format
jpeg

Description
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of 1948-49 Packard bodies going up to second floor on the assembly line, signs hanging from ceiling read "Keep off for maintenance men only." Inscribed on photo back: Packard Motor Car Co. production 1948-49 Packards twenty-second series.

1948-49 Packard bodies on line going up to second floor

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