Detroit Public Library
4709 items
- Description:
- 7.5x9.5 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1927 Packard three-quarter right front view, owner standing at passenger side door. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 426, fourth series six (produced 8/2/1926-7/1/1927), 6-cylinder, 81-horsepower, 126-inch wheelbase, 5-person sedan (body type #303), fitted with Packard deluxe emblem, William Mather Lewis, LLD, president of Lafayette College, 1928 Pennsylvania license plate # 350-070. Original photo by Hoover, Easton, Pa.
- 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:
- 1927-01-01T00:00:00Z
- 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 1927 Packard three-quarter left front view, owner Louis B. Mayer standing at driver's door. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 343, third series eight (produced 8/2/1926-7/1/1927), 8-cylinder, 106-horsepower, 143-inch wheelbase, 4-person coupe (body type #297), fitted with Packard deluxe emblem, special horn mounted in front of radiator, special adjustable red lights mounted on windshield pillars, step plate on running board, Louis B. Mayer, photographed on MGM lot Hollywood, Calif.
- 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:
- 1927-01-01T00:00:00Z
- 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 1930 Packard left side view, top folded, parked on street in front of house. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 733, standard eight, seventh series, 8-cylinder, 90-horsepower, 134.5-inch wheelbase, 4-person phaeton (body type #401).
- 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:
- 1930-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Public Library and Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Changing Face of the Auto Industry
- Description:
- 7.75x9.25 black and white photograph of office interior with office workers at desks
- Notes:
- This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library system based on original cataloging by the Detroit Public Library
- Date Issued:
- 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
- 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, 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.
- 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:
- 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Public Library and Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Changing Face of the Auto Industry
- Description:
- 8x10 black and white sepia-toned photograph of 1905 Packard coupe taken on a road with the driver's side door opened to reveal the interior of the car.
- 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:
- 8x10 black and white print copied from a glass negative of a 1907 Packard 30 Model U right side, houses in background. Inscribed on photo back: 4-cylinder, 30-horsepower, 122-inch wheelbase, touring car, fitted with canopy of surrey roof, 3-piece glass rear enclosure, 3-piece glass division, roll-up side curtains, two piece glass front (windshield) having upper panel hinged at top to allow it to be folded against under side of roof at will, 13 louvers on hood side panel, 3 gear/brake levers, no head lamps, "M" on tonneau door panel, 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:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Public Library and Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Changing Face of the Auto Industry
- Description:
- 8x10 black and white Packard file photograph of a 1908 Packard 30 Model UA right side, parked on street, two men in background. Inscribed on photo back: 4-cylinder, 30-horsepower, 108-inch wheelbase, runabout, 2-person with rumble seat, folding front windshield, standard folding buggy top, with snap-on side curtain panes in place, 1908 type radiator cap, 14 louvers on hood side panel, 3 gear/brake levers, 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 print copied from a glass negative of a 1912 Packard 30 Model UE five-sixth front view, left side, fore-door, two-toned. Inscribed on photo back: 4-cylinder, 40-horsepower, 123.5-inch wheelbase, imperial landaulet.
- 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:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Public Library and Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Changing Face of the Auto Industry
- Description:
- 4x5 black and white photograph of the interior of the Carter Car Motorcar Company factory, image inscribed "Painting and Trimming Dept."
- 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:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Public Library and Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Changing Face of the Auto Industry