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- Description:
- 7.5x9.5 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1929 Packard three-quarter left side view, parked on street, male standing at side with foot on running board. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 640, custom eight, sixth series, 8-cylinder, 106-horsepower, 140.5-inch wheelbase, special searchlight car #2, built for Brooklyn Fire Department, setting P.M.C. Co. of New York, Atlantic at Classon Ave., Brooklyn, New York, with salesman involved with the sale. Original photo by E. E. Rutter, Brooklyn, New York
- 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:
- 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Public Library and Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Changing Face of the Auto Industry
- Description:
- Mrs. Firestone likely had these shoes made to match a silk crepe dress of the same color, designed by Jean Patou: object number 89.492.450.Born in Decatur, Illinois in 1897 Elizabeth Parke married Harvey S. Firestone Jr., son of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company founder Harvey S. Firestone, in 1921.Once described by a friend as, "the most luxurious woman in the history of luxury," Elizabeth Parke Firestone's clothing collection illustrates her impeccable taste in fashion.
- Date Issued:
- [1928 TO 1932]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and The Henry Ford
- Collection:
- Digital Dress Collection
- Description:
- 7.5x9.5 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1929 Packard three-quarter left side view, parked on street, male standing at side with foot on running board. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 640, custom eight, sixth series, 8-cylinder, 106-horsepower, 140.5-inch wheelbase, special searchlight car #2, built for Brooklyn Fire Department, setting P.M.C. Co. of New York, Atlantic at Classon Ave., Brooklyn, New York, with salesman involved with the sale. Original photo by E. E. Rutter, Brooklyn, New York
- 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:
- 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Public Library and Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Changing Face of the Auto Industry