View of 1905 Cadillac cars on display at trade show. Handwritten on back: "1905 Cadillac. Stand of A. Van T. Ful. [should be Alvan T. Fuller], 243 Columbus Ave. 6 cars exhibited. 1. Packard. 2. [blank]. 3. Northern. 4. Cadillac ~ Model E, 1 cy, 10 hp, 76 whb. 2-p. runabout. 5. Cadillac, Model F, 1 cy., 10 hp, 76 whb. 4-p. side-entrance tonneau touring. 6. Cadillac Model F, 1 cy., 10 hp, 76 whb. 4-p. touring car w/ cape top." Drawing of exhibit floor plan on back.
Item #: na042465
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
View of George Otis Draper and passenger in Packard car no. 10 parked in front of the Wentworth Hotel in New Castle, New Hampshire during the 1905 Glidden Tour. Stamped on back: "N. Lazarnick, 29 West 42nd Street, New York." Handwritten on back: "No. 10, George Otis Draper of Hopedale, Mass. in 22 h.p. Packard. Tours--Glidden Tour, 1905."
Item #: na021113
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View of George Otis Draper and chauffeur in 1905 Packard Model N car, prior to start of 1905 Glidden Tour. Stamped on back: "Photo by F. Ed. Spooner, 1536 B'way, telephone 6536-38th St., New York, N.Y." Handwritten on back: "Packard, 1905. 1905 Glidden Tour. 1905 Packard Model 'N', 4 cy., 28 h.p., 106" whb, 2-p. roadster. Tour car #10 (finished tour with clean record). Second annual reliability touring contest of the A.A.A. (First Glidden Tour), New York to Bretton Woods and return, 11-22 July 1905, 870 miles. Entrant: George Otis Draper of Hopedale, Mass. accompanied by chauffeur. Original photograph by F. Ed. Spooner. Photographed on Fifth Avenue just north of 57th Street (Cornelius Vanderbilt residence right background) in N.Y.C. prior to the start of the tour."
Item #: na010087
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
8x10 black and white sepia-toned photograph of 1905 Packard coupe taken on a road with the driver's side door opened to reveal the interior of the car.
Item #: EB01c085
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
8x10 black and white photograph from glass negative of 1905 Packard Model N, right side view, on road. Inscribed on photo back; 4-cylinder, 28-horsepower, 106-inch wheelbase, 2-person Brougham coupe. This model was introduced at the 1906 Automobile Show in NYC and beat the Cadillac 1906 Model H 4-cylinder by one year. Note 2 brass plates mounted at base of coupe pillar.
Item #: EB01c080
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
8x10 black and white photograph from glass negative of 1905 Packard Model N, close-up of driver's seat. Inscribed on photo back; 4-cylinder, 28-horsepower, 106-inch wheelbase, driving seat detail. Note in uncropped but retouched form this photo was used as an illustration in a 1905 Packard Motor Car Co. sales brochure; dash mounted plate reads 'Packard Motor Car Co., Detroit, Mich., USA'; button on left horizontal steering wheel spoke is a switch to cut off the spark and thus stop the engine without having to move either hand from the wheel.
Item #: EB01c098
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
8x10 black and white photograph from glass negative of 1905 Packard Model N engine. Inscribe on photo back; 4-cylinder, 28-horsepower engine-- front elevation. Note in retouched form, this was used as an illustration in a 1905 Packard Motor Car Co. sales brochure.
Item #: EB01c101
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
8x10 black and white photograph from glass negative of 1905 Packard Model N. Inscribed on photo back; 4-cylinder, 28-horsepower, 106-inch wheelbase, limousine photographed near the Packard E. Grand Boulevard works, Detroit, Mich. Note new type rear spring support arms.
Item #: EB01c086
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
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