1929 Packard in parade for Admiral Richard E. Byrd
8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1929 Packard three-quarter front view, during ticker tape parade for Admiral Richard E. Byrd, crowd in background. 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 side mirrors, six white sidewall tires, traditional parade from Battery Park up Broadway to City Hall New York City, reception for Rear-Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd (world renowned scientist & explorer; first to fly over south pole, & only person at the time to have over flown both poles) & his companions after a two year south polar expedition to 'Little America' & points south, riding in car with Adm. Byrd, Grover Whalen, New York's 'King of the Greeters.'
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Making of Modern Michigan
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- Date Created
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1930
- Contributors
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Packard Motor Car Company
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Photographs
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No linguistic content
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- 1 photograph
- Holding Institution
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Detroit Public Library
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