1925-1926 Packard touring car with newsreel cameramen in Riverside, Calif.

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Description:

8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1925-1926 Packard, left five-sixths side front view, male driver, four men standing at side, two holding camera equipment. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 243, second series eight (produced 2/2/1925-8/1/1926), 8-cylinder, 85-horsepower, 143-inch wheelbase, 7-person touring car (body type #245), fitted with wind wings, early type two-piece windshield. Note American & Swedish flags affixed to the windshield arms. Newsreel cameramen covering visit to California by Sweden's Crown Prince, car & driver (Oke Fjasted) courtesy of Earle C. Anthony. Photographed at Mission Inn, Riverside, Calif. after the royal party had been guests of the California Fruit Growers exchange on a tour through orange-grove land.

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

Place:

United States and California

Subject Topic:

Packard automobile, History, Automobiles, and History

Format:

photographs

Rights:

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URL:

http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:CFAIEB01d224