1929 Packard with President Roosevelt at a Pittsburgh train station

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Description:

8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1929 Packard three-quarter right front view, top folded, President Franklin D. Roosevelt in rear tonneau. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 640, custom eight, sixth series, 8-cylinder, 106-horsepower, 140.5-inch wheelbase, 7-person touring car (body type #340), fitted with deluxe equipment, plus dual rear-view mirrors atop side mounts, special greyhound radiator cap mascot, windshield wings, folding tonneau windshield, note 1933 Pennsylvania license plate #57958, front bumper wrapped in bunting, 1933 "Twelve" enclosed body behind, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt at train station in Pittsburgh, Pa. (1933).

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

Place:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Subject Topic:

Packard automobile and History

Subject Name:

Roosevelt, Franklin D., (Franklin Delano), and 1882-1945

Format:

photographs

Rights:

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URL:

http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:CFAIEB01d464