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"Ask the Man Who Owns One"

Posted April 4, 2014 by DHSdigital

The rise and fall of the Packard Motor Car Company is a fascinating story. Promotional photographs from the late 1930s to the mid-1940s show their advertising campaigns and how they mirrored the company and the automobiles it produced.

Packard in Mexico

Posted March 28, 2014 by Dallas Pillen
Mexican revolutionaries standing next to a Packard, c. 1915.

 

The Aga Khan's Packard Eight Limousine

Posted March 24, 2014 by DHSdigital
The Aga Khan’s Packard Eight Limousine (circa 1928).

 

Packard Motor Car Co. Historical Collection

Posted March 19, 2014 by DHSdigital

Digitization of our extensive Packard Motor Car Company Collection is underway, with the assistance of students from Wayne State University’s School of Library and Information Science.

Why Do We Have These Tickets and Keys?

Posted March 11, 2014 by Eric Dalton
SS Hamonic keys for cabins #127 and #129

 

John Miner: Skating Marvel

Posted March 3, 2014 by DHSdigital
1899 patent drawing for J. Miner Skate Runners

 

An Alternative Fort Wayne, Part II

Posted January 3, 2014 by DHSdigital
c. 1965, Drawing depicting the various proposed historic periods and interest groupings.

An Alternative Fort Wayne, Part I

Posted December 30, 2013 by DHSdigital
c. 1965, Fort Wayne Restoration, Including the Historic Fort, Proposed Detroit Industrial History Museum, and Other Historic Features and Waterfront Improvements.

 

The Davison Freeway

Posted December 27, 2013 by Eric Dalton
Davison Freeway as it appeared on a 1961 Wayne County highway map.

 

Trappers Alley

Posted December 18, 2013 by DHSdigital
Tannery equipment remained in place until redevelopment began, like this hoist on the 4th floor (Carmen Truice, 1982).

 

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