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- Description:
- 7.5x9.5 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of the Packard factory avenue, early 1900s, several different models of Packards parked on avenue, bridge over avenue reads "Quality First," photo taken during summer on a cloudy day. Inscribed on photo back: Packard, factory buildings, Packard avenue, bridges.
- Notes:
- The original materials from this collection are located in the Special Collections at the Detroit Public Library. Additional items that were not digitized may also be available. and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original cataloging by the Detroit Public Library
- Date Issued:
- 1905-03-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Public Library and Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Changing Face of the Auto Industry
- Description:
- 8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a Packard Goddess of Speed, hood ornament, left side view.
- Notes:
- The original materials from this collection are located in the Special Collections at the Detroit Public Library. Additional items that were not digitized may also be available. and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original cataloging by the Detroit Public Library
- Date Issued:
- 1905-03-16T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Public Library and Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Changing Face of the Auto Industry
- Description:
- 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.
- Notes:
- The original materials from this collection are located in the Special Collections at the Detroit Public Library. Additional items that were not digitized may also be available. and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original cataloging by the Detroit Public Library
- Date Issued:
- 1909-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Public Library and Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Changing Face of the Auto Industry
- Description:
- 7.5x9.5 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1932 Packard right side view. Inscribed on photo back: experimental, 1932 Packard eight, ninth series, model 902, 8-cylinder, 110-horsepower, 136.5-inch wheelbase, 5-person coupe (body type # 507), prototype; labeled model 933, note; radiator shell.
- Notes:
- The original materials from this collection are located in the Special Collections at the Detroit Public Library. Additional items that were not digitized may also be available. and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original cataloging by the Detroit Public Library
- Date Issued:
- 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Public Library and Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Changing Face of the Auto Industry
- Description:
- 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.
- Notes:
- The original materials from this collection are located in the Special Collections at the Detroit Public Library. Additional items that were not digitized may also be available. and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original cataloging by the Detroit Public Library
- Date Issued:
- 1905-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Public Library and Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Changing Face of the Auto Industry
- Description:
- 7.5x9.5 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1908 Packard three-quarter front left view, parked on street, covered in mud, male behind wheel with three male passengers, houses in background. Inscribed on photo back: 1908 Packard "30" model U, 4-cylinder, 30-horsepower, 122-inch wheelbase, "Hiram" test car, fitted with a 1906 model S, 5-person touring car body, built in winter 1906-07 "Hiram" was tested extensively by Packard engineering; under direction of head tester "Bill" Birmingham, exhaustive road tests were then conducted, photographed near Packard works East Grand Blvd. Detroit, Mich.
- Notes:
- The original materials from this collection are located in the Special Collections at the Detroit Public Library. Additional items that were not digitized may also be available. and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original cataloging by the Detroit Public Library
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Public Library and Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Changing Face of the Auto Industry
- Description:
- 8x10 black and white sepia-toned Packard Co. file photograph of 1904 Packard Model L. Inscribed on photo back: 4-cylinder, 22-horsepower, 94-inch wheelbase, body stripped of tonneau & fitted with truck bed for carrying spare parts & tires; driver Charles Schmidt and mechanic Edward F. Roberts. Taken after Packard's second attempt at "the World's Fastest 1,000 miles Non-stop Record for anything on Wheels" at Grosse Pointe track which began Aug. 6, 1904, and crossed the finish line at midnight plus 9 minutes, 37.6 seconds on Aug. 8, -- 29 hours 53 minutes, 37 3/8 seconds, an average speed 33.5 miles per hour. Packard's first attempt at Grosse Pointe track on June 20th, 1904 ended in a crash, driver was Jack Boyd and Charles Schmidt the mechanic. Note: while all available information & reports of the event seem to agree that the car used was a Model L, the radiator shown here is of the style used on the 1905 Model N. An unidentified newspaper clipping on photo back states "In 1904 the Packard Motor Car Co. staged a 1,000 mile run to demonstrate the merits of the new 4-cylinder engine which was developed by a Frenchman with the German name Charles Schmidt. The non-stop run took place on the Detroit Driving Club track located on the present site of the Chrysler factory out Jefferson..."
- Notes:
- The original materials from this collection are located in the Special Collections at the Detroit Public Library. Additional items that were not digitized may also be available. and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original cataloging by the Detroit Public Library
- Date Issued:
- 1904-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Public Library and Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Changing Face of the Auto Industry
- Description:
- 8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1928 Packard three-quarter right rear view, on Woodward Ave. passing sign, "City of Ferndale Speed 35 Miles," houses in background. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 526, fifth series six (produced 7/1/1927-8/1/1928), 6-cylinder, 81-horsepower, 126-inch wheelbase, 2/4-person coupe (body type #328), entering city of Ferndale, Mich., 1928 Michigan license plate #359-193.
- Notes:
- The original materials from this collection are located in the Special Collections at the Detroit Public Library. Additional items that were not digitized may also be available. and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original cataloging by the Detroit Public Library
- Date Issued:
- 1928-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Public Library and Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Changing Face of the Auto Industry
- Description:
- 8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1917-18 Packard nine-tenths left side view, partially enclosed front cab, fully enclosed rear, man behind wheel, side reads "Local & Long Distance Moving, Furniture Storage, Packing & Shipping, Estimates Promptly Given, Reasonable, Reliable, Responsible, We Go Anywhere, Hampden Transfer Co., Furniture & Piano Movers, M.A. Parrish Prop. 3634 Falls Road, Baltimore," slogan on radiator reads "Save a Freight Car for Uncle Sam." Inscribed on photo back: 1917-18 Packard truck, World War I era (note radiator slogan), model E, truck chassis, with special van body, for Hampden Transfer Co. Baltimore, M.D.
- Notes:
- The original materials from this collection are located in the Special Collections at the Detroit Public Library. Additional items that were not digitized may also be available. and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original cataloging by the Detroit Public Library
- Date Issued:
- 1905-03-31T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Public Library and Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Changing Face of the Auto Industry
- Description:
- 8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1922 Packard three-quarter left side view, two men in front cab, passengers in back, parked on street, side of trailer reads "City of Detroit Parks and Blvds 410." Inscribed on photo back: 1922 Packard truck trailer-bus, operated by the city of Detroit.
- Notes:
- The original materials from this collection are located in the Special Collections at the Detroit Public Library. Additional items that were not digitized may also be available. and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original cataloging by the Detroit Public Library
- Date Issued:
- 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Public Library and Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Changing Face of the Auto Industry