Comic strip creator George McManus standing next to his 1933 Packard sedan

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Description:

7.5x9.5 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1933 Packard view of front three-quarters of car, parked in street, owner comic strip creator George McManus, standing on left side. Inscribed on photo back: 1933 Packard eight, model 1001, tenth series eight, 8-cylinder, 120-horsepower, 127.5-inch wheelbase, 5-person sedan (body type # 603), fitted with deluxe equipment; approved Packard accessories: bumper guards, license plate frames, pilot ray light, cormorant emblem, twin trumpet horns, chrome plated wheel discs, dual side mounted spares, rear view mirror, fender guides, radio (trunk & guard removed); purchased 6-14-1933 for $2866.75, purchase order #9103, from LeRoy Spencer, Earle C. Anthony, Inc., Los Angeles. "George McManus, creator of Jiggs, Maggie, Dinty Moore and other characters in "Bringing up Father," says that to date Jiggs and Maggie have been able to agree on only one thing. And that is, that when it concerns motor cars, Packard is the only car to buy." Original photo by A.R. Hromatka, 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:

1933-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Detroit Public Library and Wayne State University. Libraries

Collection:

Changing Face of the Auto Industry

Place:

United States and Michigan

Subject Topic:

Packard automobile, History, Automobile industry and trade, History, Automobiles, and History

Subject Name:

Packard Motor Car Company

Format:

photographs

Rights:

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URL:

http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:CFAIEB01e715