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Main : Merlin Engines Guests on factory passenger train at dedication ceremonies for production of Packard Rolls-Royce Mer

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Guests on factory passenger train at dedication ceremonies for production of Packard Rolls-Royce Mer
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View of guests on factory passenger train at dedication ceremonies for production of Packard Rolls-Royce Merlin XX engines. Painted on train: "Packard special. Packard Motor Car Co. Defense Plant. Aircraft engine dedication Aug. 2, 1941." Label on back: "Guests at the dedication were transported through the plant on a special intra-mural facility, which negotiated narrow aisles and sharp turns to earn for itself a permanent place in defense plant equipment and the pseudonym 'Toonerville Trolley.'"

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