8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph, from copy neg. of glass neg., of 1899 Packard Model A Number Two. Inscribed on photo back; 1-cylinder, 9-horsepower, 71.5-inch wheelbase 2-person roadster with carriage top, body by Morgan & Williams, carriage manufacturer, Warren, Ohio. This deluxe Model A was built for William Doud Packard who used the car for about a year and is said to have driven the car as far as Lakewood, N.Y. The car featured a wood panel dash on the back side which was a compartment for tools & packages, the top fitted with a cushioned top, and surrounded on three sides by a brass rail. W.D. Packard's son Warren recalled that at about age 9 he would perch on this seat and hang on tight to avoid going over backwards. All 5 Model A Packards were either completed or under construction in 1899 and all considered to be 1899 Packards.
Item #: EB01c013
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
8x10 black and white photograph of first Packard. Inscribed on photo back; driven on campus of Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa. after car was shipped there in autumn of a 1930 for permanent exhibition in lobby of the James Ward Packard Laboratory of Electrical & Mechanical Engineering. Car is 1-cylinder, 9-horsepower, 71.5-inch wheelbase, 2-person roadster completed Nov. 6, 1899. Body by Morgan & Williams, Warren, Ohio. The restored car has a solid engine compartment door (original had louvers) and is missing original fittings such as side lamps, lamp attached to center of front cross springs, and dos-a-dos seat mounted on rear deck.
Item #: EB01c005
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
8x10 black and white photograph from glass negative of Packard Number One. Inscribed on photo back; completed Nov. 6, 1899, Warren Ohio; Model A, 1-cylinder, 9-horsepower, 71.5-inch wheelbase, 2-person roadster; body by Morgan & Williams, carriage manufacturer, Warren, Ohio. Car no longer possesses some of its original fittings such as side lights & the one affixed to the center of the front springs, the leather skirt fitted below the seat cushion, and the dos-a-dos seat originally mounted on the rear deck. Retouched photograph before car was restored and given to Lehigh University. Note artwork 'reconstruction' of side panel & louvered door and the incomplete 'reconstruction' of the dash that still indicates the hole at the bottom of the center panel.
Item #: EB01c001
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
8x10 black and white photograph from glass negative of 1899 Packard Number One. Inscribed on photo back; completed Nov. 6, 1899, Warren Ohio; Model A, 1-cylinder, 9-horsepower, 71.5-inch wheelbase, 2-person roadster with provision for 2 passengers on dos-a-dos. Body by Morgan & Williams, carriage manufacturer, Warren, Ohio. This photograph taken prior to installation of H-gate shift lever or bulb horn on spade handle steering lever. By the time this car was given to Lehigh University all three running lights (2 side lights, & a light mounted at the front) and the rear seat had long been removed. Photographed outside machine shop of Packard Electric Co., North Ave., Warren, Ohio, probably on Nov. 6, 1899.
Item #: EB01c003
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
8x10 black and white photograph from glass negative of Packard Number One. Inscribed on photo back; completed Nov. 6, 1899 in Warren, Ohio; Model A, 1-cylinder, 9-horsepower, 71.5-inch wheelbase, 2-person roadster; body by Morgan & Williams, carriage manufacturer, Warren, Ohio. Photographed prior to car's restoration and donation to Lehigh University--note flat tires, tattered fender, etc.
Item #: EB01c008
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
8x10 black and white photograph of 1899 Packard Number One in crate with 6 unidentified men in suits. Inscribed on photo back; Model A, 1-cylinder, 9-horsepower, 71.5-inch wheelbase, 2-person roadster completed Nov. 6, 1899, in Warren Ohio. Body by Morgan & Williams. Car is either being crated at Packard Motor Car Co. for shipment to Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa. or being uncrated at Lehigh for permanent display in the lobby of the James Ward Packard Laboratory of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering.
Item #: EB01c012
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
8x10 black and white photograph of Packard Number One. Inscribed on photo back; completed Nov. 6, 1899, Warren Ohio; Model A, 1-cylinder, 9-horsepower, 71.5-inch wheelbase, 2-person roadster; body by Morgan & Williams, carriage manufacturer, Warren, Ohio. Restored car has solid engine compartment door, vs. louvered door of original, and is missing original fittings such as side lights & the one affixed to the center of the front springs, and the dos-a-dos seat originally mounted on the rear deck. Photo shows Goodrich brand tires. This is the car given to Lehigh University.
Item #: EB01c017
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
8x10 black and white photograph from glass negative of chassis of 1899 Packard Number One. Inscribed on photo back; completed Nov. 6, 1899, Warren Ohio; Model A, 1-cylinder, 9-horsepower, 71.5-inch wheelbase, 2-person roadster. Note that the H-gate shift box is in place, having been installed after initial tests of Nov. 1899 (initially there were 2 levers). Photograph was perhaps taken some years after car was built--note less than new condition of engine parts and tires.
Item #: EB01c004
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
8x10 black and white photograph from glass negative of chassis of 1899 Packard Number One. Inscribed on photo back; completed Nov. 6, 1899, Warren Ohio; Model A, 1-cylinder, 9-horsepower, 71.5-inch wheelbase, 2-person roadster. Note that the H-gate shift box is in place, having been installed after initial tests of Nov. 1899 (initially there were 2 levers). Photograph was perhaps taken some years after car was built--note less than new condition of engine parts and tires.
Item #: EB01c019
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
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