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 BigKev  1903  01/21/2025 12:09
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| View of spectators, including boy with bicycle, posing with Packard "Old Pacific" car during the 1903 Packard Transcontinental Tour. Handwritten on back: "Old Pacific was the center of attraction in this town during the summer of 1903 when it made a transcontinental automobile trip in 53 days, starting in San Francisco. This 1902 Packard was driven by Tom Fetch, Packard foreman and test engineer. |
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BigKev Proving Grounds 01/21/2025 12:09
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| View of the introduction of the 1930 Seventh Series Packard cars to Packard dealers and their wives at the Packard Proving Grounds. Handwritten on back: "Introduction of 1930 Seventh Series Packards to Packard dealers & wives. Packard Proving Grounds, 8 September 1929. |
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BigKev 1952 01/21/2025 12:09
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| View of several Packard cars lined up on track. Handwritten on back: "Lead car, 1952 Packard "Pan American" sports car, Twenty-Fifth series, Model 253, 8 cy. , 185 B. |
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BigKev 1935 01/21/2025 12:09
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| View of men working on assembling the 1935 Packard 120 car at the Packard Motor Car Company factory in Detroit. Factory floor is filled with parts, wheeled bins and overhead conveyor belts. Handwritten on back: "Packard Motor Car Co. |
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BigKev Proving Grounds 01/21/2025 12:09
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| View of the introduction of the 1930 Seventh Series Packard cars to Packard dealers and their wives at the Packard Proving Grounds. Handwritten on back: "Introduction of 1930 Seventh Series Packards to Packard dealers & wives. Packard Proving Grounds, 8 September 1929. |
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BigKev Dealer Photos 01/21/2025 12:09
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| Packard Co. file photograph of a Packard dealership, building sits on corner, "Packard" written at top of building, people on side walks, cars parked on street. Inscribed on photo back: "Packard Motor Car Co. |
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BigKev Merlin Engines 01/21/2025 10:42
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| View of workers producing Packard Rolls-Royce Merlin XX engines. Label on back: "In the race against time, men produced while they trained. As units of the machining division were brought to productive completion, apprentices moved in with seasoned workers and the pool of reserve parts began to grow weeks ahead of actual production. |
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BigKev Merlin Engines 01/21/2025 10:42
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| Interior view of factory for production of Packard Rolls-Royce Merlin XX engines. Label on back: "Within the finished factories acres of space lay waiting while other crews brought billions of candle power of light in miles of fluorescent neon tubing. Air conditioned and indirectly lighted, these factories gave impetus to speed and efficiency. |
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BigKev Merlin Engines 01/21/2025 10:42
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| View of draftsmen working at drafting tables for production of Packard Rolls-Royce Merlin XX engines. Label on back: "Through the winter, while factories grew, other legions of men worked above their drafting boards in the design adaptation of the Rolls-Royce engine. In late spring, they moved their work to the new Rolls-Royce Administration building and carried on with better facilities made ready for them. |
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BigKev Merlin Engines 01/21/2025 10:42
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| View of Viscount Lord Halifax in propeller test cell for Packard Rolls-Royce Merlin XX engine. Label on back: "In the vaulted dimness of the propeller test room, Lord Halifax stands in contemplation of a thundering engine. In its strength he sees the destiny of a democracy whose challenging voice is the roar of a million such machines along the front lines of American industry. |
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