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Packard Runabout - 1906

THF318428 / Packard Runabout - 1906
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Artifact Overview

This postcard, featuring an illustration of an early Packard automobile, was published by the Autoprints company of New York. Postcards like this were sold to visitors at Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village in the 1950s. James Ward Packard founded Packard Motor Car Company in 1899. It became America's premier luxury marque and largely remained so until production ended in 1958.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Postcard

Date Made

1952

Subject Date

1906

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

87.135.1044

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Automobile Club of Michigan.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 3.5 in
Width: 5.5 in

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