View of four motorists, two men and two women, posing with Packard car no. 52 during the 1911 Glidden Tour. Motorists hold small American flags. Stamped on back: "Spooner & Wells, Inc., photographers, telephones 3472-3473 Columbus, 1931 Broadway, New York." Handwritten on back: "Tours--Glidden Tour, 1911."
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Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
Close-up view of pedestrian bridge at the Packard Motor Car Company factory during construction. Banner on scaffolding reads: "Structural steel by Palmer Bee Co." Signs on scaffolding read: "Steel erected by Argo Steel Construction Co., contracting erectors, Cadillac 1494, Detroit" and "Resto-Crete and waterproofing by Western Waterproofing Co., Detroit, Mich. 410 Murphy Bldg., CA. 9646." Typed on back: "Bridges." Stamped on back: "Apr 25, 1939."
Item #: na045781
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
View of a man and women at flower stand posing with a 1954 Packard Patrician sedan. Illustration of Jefferson Memorial in background. Label on sleeve: "Packard, 1954."
Item #: na036423
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
View of power shovel excavating foundation for Roll-Royce Heat Treat plant for Packard Rolls-Royce Merlin XX engines. Label on back: "Excavating shovels moved up in the dust of the demolition crews in the race with winter to dig foundations ahead of frost. These are the deep foundations of the Rolls-Royce Heat Treat plant where parts for the fighting engine are tempered for strength and endurance."
Item #: na043300
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Illustration of advertisement for 1954 Packard automobile, depicting a Chinatown neighborhood with pagoda and dragon costume. Label on sleeve: "Packard advertising, 1954."
Item #: na036414
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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.'"
Item #: na043393
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View of Sir Henry Self, J.M. Reid and C.R. Fairey inspecting Packard Rolls-Royce parts at dedication ceremonies for production of Packard Rolls-Royce Merlin XX engines. Label on back: "Among distinguished guests inspecting Packard Rolls-Royce parts at the August 2nd dedication were, left to right: Sir Henry Self, Chief of the British Purchasing Commission; J.M. Reid, of the Rolls-Royce staff; and C.R. Fairey, of the British Purchasing Commission."
Item #: na043394
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
Front view of 1939 Packard One-Twenty car, Seventeenth Series, Model 1701. Typed on back: "Seventeenth Series, Model 1701, Folder No. 1." Handwritten on back: "1939 Packard One-Twenty, Seventeenth Series, Model 1701, 8 cy., 120 b.h.p., 127" whb., touring sedan, 4-door, 5-pass. (body type #1292). Prototype. Note: Non-production direction/point of windshield wiper blades outward to windshield "A" posts when in "off" setting, a la Sixteenth Series, whereas production Seventeenth Series blades point to center windshield vertical divider."
Item #: na000492
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Public Library, National Automotive History Collection and used with permission.
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