Detroit Public Library
4709 items
- Description:
- 4.5x6.5 black and white photograph of the Chalmers Motor Company factory exterior showing a group of men and partially assembled automobiles
- 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:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Public Library and Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Changing Face of the Auto Industry
- Description:
- 3.75x5.75 black and white sepia-toned photograph mounted on a scrapbook page showing the interior of the Liberty Motor Car Company block testing area
- 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:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Public Library and Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Changing Face of the Auto Industry
- Description:
- 7.5x11 black and white sepia-toned Packard Co. file photograph of a 1906 Packard car right side view, pictured with a male driver. The side of the car reads: this Packard car holds the worlds fastest 1000 miles non-stop record for anything on wheels, 29 hours, 53 minutes, 37 and three eights seconds. Average, 33 and one half miles per hour.
- 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:
- 1906-01-01T00:00:00Z
- 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 1913 Packard 48 rounding a corner on country road, male driver, two female passengers, one male passenger. Inscribed on photo back: 6-cylinder, 48-horsepower ALAM rating, 82-horsepower at 1720 r.p.m., 139-inch wheelbase, 5-person phaeton, one-half front view, left side, top folded, 1912 Michigan license plate #5062M.
- 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:
- 1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
- 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 1918 Packard rear view, two-toned, no cover on spare tire, tires have diamond-shaped treads, top folded, 1917 Michigan license plate # 5062M. Inscribed on photo back: Model 3-35, 7-person touring 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:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- 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 1918-1919 Packard rear view, 1919 Michigan license plate #5062M, no cover on spare tire and has diamond-shaped treads. Inscribed on photo back: 12-cylinder, 90-horsepower, 128-inch wheelbase, third series twin six, 3-25, 4-person coupe (body type #174), note 1919 Michigan license plate.
- 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:
- [1918 TO 1919]
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Public Library and Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Changing Face of the Auto Industry
- Description:
- 8x9.5 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1924 Packard right side view, top raised. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 233, second series six (produced 12/27/1923-2/2/1925), 6-cylinder, 54-horsepower, 133-inch wheelbase, 7-person touring car (body type #225), right elevation.
- 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:
- 1924-01-01T00:00:00Z
- 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 1925-1926 Packard parked on street, top lowered. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 236, second series eight (produced 2/2/1925-8/1/1926), 8-cylinder, 85-horsepower, 136-inch wheelbase, 5-person touring car (body type #244). Fitted with: Packard deluxe emblem; twin side lamps attached to windshield frame; folding tonneau windshield; wind wings. Governor John G. Winant of New Hampshire.
- 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:
- [1925 TO 1926]
- 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 five-sixths right front view. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 443, Murphy clear vision sedan, body by Walter M. Murphy Co. coach builders Pasadena, Calif. Original photo by Strother Macminn, Los Angeles, 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:
- 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 Packard seven-eights right side view, man standing with foot on first step, full of male passengers, parked on street in front of Packard Motor Car Co. administration building. Inscribed on photo back: 1917 Packard motor bus, E series, truck chassis with special bus coachwork, Packard Motor Car Co. operated its own on property bus service.
- 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:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Public Library and Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Changing Face of the Auto Industry