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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:
- 8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1933 Packard nine-tenths left side view. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 1002 eight, tenth series, 8-cylinder, 120-horsepower, 136-inch wheelbase, 7-person sedan limousine (body type #615).
- 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:
- 1933-01-01T00:00:00Z
- 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 1933 Packard nine-tenths right side view, top raised. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 1004, super eight, tenth series, 8-cylinder, 145-horsepower, 142-inch wheelbase, 7-person touring car (body type #650), side wheel carrier with metal wheel covers.
- 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:
- 1933-01-01T00:00:00Z
- 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 1935 Packard three-quarter right side view, top folded, Detroit Yacht Club in background. Inscribed on photo back: Packard eight, model 1201, twelfth series, 8-cylinder, 130-horsepower, 134-inch wheelbase, 5-person phaeton (body type #811).
- 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:
- 1935-01-01T00:00:00Z
- 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 1935 Packard nine-tenths left side view. Inscribed on photo back: Packard one twenty, model 120, twelfth series, 8-cylinder, 110-horsepower, 120-inch wheelbase, 5-person touring sedan (body type #892).
- 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:
- 1935-01-01T00:00:00Z
- 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 1946-47 Packard three-quarter left front view, with owner General Arnold standing at driver door. Inscribed on photo back: 1946-47 Packard clipper eight deluxe, model 211, twenty-first series, 8-cylinder, 125-horsepower, 120-inch wheelbase, 6-person touring sedan (body type # 1612); note: antenna, early type door script.
- 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:
- 1905-04-29T00:00:00Z
- 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 1948-49 Packard front end assembly on line, three African American workers pictured. Inscribed on photo back: Packard Motor Car Co. production; front end assembly, 1948-49 Packards twenty-second series.
- 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:
- 1905-05-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Public Library and Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Changing Face of the Auto Industry
- Description:
- The simple bodice indicates that this dress was worn with a lace bertha and sleeve ruffles. The bust improvers, bodice construction and skirt are typical of the period. The dress was possibly remade from an earlier 1830s silk.
- Date Issued:
- [1845 TO 1847]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and The Henry Ford
- Collection:
- Digital Dress Collection
- Description:
- This style of shoe was among Mrs. Firestone's very favorites; she wore it consistently for nearly two decades. This pair were likely custom made to match a specific outfit, now gone. Please note, she rarely wore black after 1930 and we have no black outfits owned by Mrs. Firestone from the 1950s.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:
- [1950 TO 1965]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and The Henry Ford
- Collection:
- Digital Dress Collection
- Description:
- Pink and gray metallic brocade evening gown with waistband and shoulder straps of tiny silver sequins and silver thread. This garment was owned by Matilda Dodge Wilson (October 19, 1883 – September 19, 1967),who was the wife of John Francis Dodge (October 25, 1864 – January 14, 1920), co-founder of the Dodge Motor Car Company in Detroit, Michigan.
- Date Issued:
- 1930-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and Meadow Brook Hall
- Collection:
- Digital Dress Collection