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- Description:
- Letter from Alexander Van Riper to his uncle, in it he writes about having to stay at camp until he gets paid and the concern that the camp was going to be attacked by a Rebel general
- Notes:
- The original letters from this collections are located in the Special Collections at the Wayne State University. Please contact Special Collections to view the original materials. and This metadata was created by Wayne State University Library System.
- Date Issued:
- 1863-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Van Riper Family Correspondence
- Description:
- 8x10 black and white sepia-toned photograph of the inside of the Packard plant in Warren, Ohio showing several male workers and the partially completed chassis of the Packard Model F, 88-inch wheelbase. Inscribed on photo back: probably photographed in "new brick building" completed in Jan. 1903, Warren, Ohio facility of Packard Motor Car Co.
- 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:
- 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Public Library and Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Changing Face of the Auto Industry
- Description:
- 8x10 black and white photograph from glass negative of bare chassis of 1899 Packard Number Four or Number Five. Inscribed on photo back: Model A, 1-cylinder, 9-horsepower, 71.5-inch wheelbase. One of 5 Model A Packards, but a later one. Note ram's horn front frame members used on all Model A cars but changed on Model B and different design and arrangement of engine components when compared to photographs of Packard Number One chassis. Photographed on a testing device in shop of Packard Electric Co./New York & Ohio Co. on North Ave., Warren, Ohio. All 5 Model A Packards were either completed or under construction in late 1899, therefore all 5 Model A cars are classified 1899 models.
- 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:
- 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Public Library and Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Changing Face of the Auto Industry
- Description:
- 8x10 black and white photograph copied from glass negative of 1903 Packard Model K bare chassis. Inscribed on photo back: 4-cylinder, 24-horsepower, 92-inch wheelbase. Photographed at the Packard plant, Warren, Ohio plant with two-story wooden building in the background. This was the first 4-cylinder car that Packard made, cost $7000, were approximately 7 built and the Gray Wolf used this engine.
- 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:
- 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Public Library and Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Changing Face of the Auto Industry
- Description:
- 8x10 black and white photograph from glass negative of 1899 Packard Number One. Inscribed on photo back: completed Nov. 6, 1899, Warren Ohio; Model A, 1-cylinder, 9-horsepower, 71.5-inch wheelbase, 2-person roadster with provision for 2 passengers on dos-a-dos. Body by Morgan & Williams, carriage manufacturer, Warren, Ohio. This photograph taken prior to installation of H-gate shift lever or bulb horn on spade handle steering lever. By the time this car was given to Lehigh University all three running lights (2 side lights, & a light mounted at the front) and the rear seat had long been removed. Photographed outside machine shop of Packard Electric Co., North Ave., Warren, Ohio, probably on Nov. 6, 1899.
- 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:
- 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z
- 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 1929 Packard nine-tenths right front view, top lowered, parked on roadside, female driver, three female passengers. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 633, standard eight, sixth series, 8-cylinder, 90-horsepower, 133.5-inch wheelbase, 2/4-person runabout (body type #352), Mrs. Arthur Langenderfer and guests, Mrs. Vincent Walker, Mrs. C.R. Horton, and Miss Dorothy Estill, snapped at the Toledo (Ohio) horse show, submitted by Packard Fort Wayne Co., Fort Wayne, Ind. Original photo by Korb Photo Co., Toledo, Ohio
- 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 three-quarter left side view, male driver, parked in front of the B.F. Goodrich Co. building. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 1004, super eight, tenth series, 8-cylinder, 145-horsepower, 142-inch wheelbase, 7-person sedan limousine (body type #655), limousine used as a courtesy car by the B.F. Goodrich Co. of Akron, Ohio.
- 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 photograph from glass negative of several 1902 Packard F models. Inscribed on photo back: Packard Model F models completed, in line at factory in Warren, Ohio.
- 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:
- 1902-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Public Library and Wayne State University. Libraries
- Collection:
- Changing Face of the Auto Industry
- Description:
- 8x10 black and white photograph from glass negative of 1899 Packard Number One. Inscribed on photo back: completed Nov. 6, 1899, Warren Ohio; Model A, 1-cylinder, 9-horsepower, 71.5-inch wheelbase, 2-person roadster with provision for 2 passengers on dos-a-dos. Body by Morgan & Williams, carriage manufacturer, Warren, Ohio. This photograph taken prior to installation of H-gate shift lever or bulb horn on spade handle steering lever. By the time this car was given to Lehigh University all three running lights (2 side lights, & a light mounted at the front) and the rear seat had long been removed. Photographed outside machine shop of Packard Electric Co., North Ave., Warren, Ohio, probably on Nov. 6, 1899.
- 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:
- 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z
- 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 1929 Packard nine-tenths right front view, top lowered, parked on roadside, female driver, three female passengers. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 633, standard eight, sixth series, 8-cylinder, 90-horsepower, 133.5-inch wheelbase, 2/4-person runabout (body type #352), Mrs. Arthur Langenderfer and guests, Mrs. Vincent Walker, Mrs. C.R. Horton, and Miss Dorothy Estill, snapped at the Toledo (Ohio) horse show, submitted by Packard Fort Wayne Co., Fort Wayne, Ind. Original photo by Korb Photo Co., Toledo, Ohio
- 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