8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1909 Packard 30 Model UB in front of brick factory building. Inscribed on photo back; 4-cylinder, 30-horsepower, 123.5-inch wheelbase, close-coupled, fitted with folding cape top, bucket type seats, three-quarter front view, right side, photographed at Packard Works, East Grand Blvd., Detroit, Mich.
Item # EB01c297
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
8x10 black and white print copied from a glass negative of a 1909 Packard 30 Model UB inside brick building. Inscribed on photo back; 4-cylinder, 30-horsepower, 123.5-inch wheelbase, close-coupled, fitted with bench type rear seat, right side view, photographed at Packard Works, East Grand Blvd., Detroit, Mich.
Item # EB01c292
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1909 Packard 30 Model UB, brick factory building in background, top up. Inscribed on photo back; 4-cylinder, 30-horsepower, 123.5-inch wheelbase, close-coupled, fitted with folding cape top, bucket type rear seats, three-quarter front view, right side, top closed, photographed at Packard Works, East Grand Blvd., Detroit, Mich.
Item # EB01c306
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
8x10 black and white print copied from a glass negative of a 1909 Packard 30 Model UB inside brick building. Inscribed on photo back; 4-cylinder, 30-horsepower, 123.5-inch wheelbase, close-coupled, fitted with bench type rear seat, three-quarter front view, left side, photographed at Packard Works, East Grand Blvd., Detroit, Mich.
Item # EB01c290
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
8x10 black and white print copied from a glass negative of a 1909 Packard 30 Model UB inside brick building. Inscribed on photo back; 4-cylinder, 30-horsepower, 123.5-inch wheelbase, close-coupled, fitted with bench type rear seat, three-quarter rear view, left side, photographed at Packard Works, East Grand Blvd., Detroit, Mich.
Item # EB01c291
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
8x10 black and white print copied from a glass negative of a 1909 Packard 30 Model UB photographic drop behind car. Inscribed on photo back;4-cylinder, 30-horsepower, 123.5-inch wheelbase, demi-limousine, 1908/1909 type radiator cap, Packard solar headlamps, solid hood side panels & hood straps, hooded & flared front fenders, Selden patent plate mounted at bottom of body just aft of dash, 1 at gear/brake lever, photographed at Packard Works, East Grand Blvd., Detroit, Mich.
Item # EB01c315
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
8x10 black and white print copied from a glass negative of a 1909 Packard 30 Model UB three-quarter front view right side, large photographic drop in background. Inscribed on photo back; 4-cylinder, 30-horsepower, 123.5-inch wheelbase, demi-limousine, photographed at Packard Works, East Grand Blvd., Detroit, Mich.
Item # EB01c253
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
8x10 black and white print copied from a glass negative of a 1909 Packard 30 Model UB photographic drop behind car, back glass enclosure. Inscribed on photo back;4-cylinder, 30-horsepower, 123.5-inch wheelbase, demi-limousine, photographed at Packard Works, East Grand Blvd., Detroit, Mich.
Item # EB01c317
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1909 Packard 30 Model UB engine, photo is retouched, has labels for some engine parts. Inscribed on photo back; 4-cylinder, 30-horsepower, engine, three-quarter rear view, right side.
Item # EB01c318
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1909 Packard 30 Model UB with Detroit firemen, on residential street, two horse drawn apparatuses in background. Inscribed on photo back; 4-cylinder, 30-horsepower, 123-inch wheelbase, Packard serial no. 7502, fire department squad car, shop no. 35, first piece of motorized fire apparatus in Detroit, delivered Sept. 1908-placed in service Oct. 1908, Engine #30, on Hastings St. downtown Detroit, was one of the first 'Flying Squadrons' in the U.S.; on Oct. 18th 1910 a second Packard was purchased to replace original, the 1909 was then used to form another 'Flying Squadron' known as Engine #34 operating in the quarters of Engine Co. 5 at Cass & Alexandrine St., a third Packard was purchased in Oct. 1912 & was placed in service as Engine #30, the 1910 became Engine #36 & the 1909 was used to organize another 'Flying Squadron'; Engine #36 operated in the quarters of Engine Co. 18 on Mount Elliot near Sylvester Ave., a fourth Packard was placed in service on Jan. 18th, 1918 as the 4th Detroit 'Flying Squadron'; Engine #40 shared quarters with Engine Co. 27 at Junction & Rodgers, during a department reorganization later in 1918 the four squadrons were designated as rescue squadrons 1, 2, 3, & 4, responding to a fire call on June 6th, 1921, the 1909 Packard was involved in a collision & was sold for scrap.
Item # EB01c279
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
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