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Packard dealership, New Orleans, La., 1930

8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a Packard dealership, front of building, "Packard" above door. Inscribed on photo back: Packard Motor Car Co., branches/dealerships/agencies, Packard-New Orleans, note; Ford Model T sedan at left, 1903 Packard seventh series, sedan at curb, 1930 Packard seventh series, models on showroom floor.

1930 Packard sport phaeton, left side view, top folded

8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1930 Packard left side view, top folded. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 740, custom eight, seventh series, 8-cylinder, 106-horsepower, 140.5-inch wheelbase, 4-person sport phaeton (body type #441), note plaited upholstery style, a la model 733; production 740 used plain, stretch styling.

1930 Packard touring car, nine-tenths left side view, top folded

7.5x9.5 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1930 Packard nine-tenths left side view, top folded. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 740, custom eight, seventh series, 8-cylinder, 106-horsepower, 140.5-inch wheelbase, 7-person touring car (body type #410), touring, missing rear fender, plaited leather upholstery a la model 733; production 740 used plain stretch style.

1930 Packard touring car, left side view, top raised

8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1930 Packard nine-tenths left side view, top raised. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 740, custom eight, seventh series, 8-cylinder, 106-horsepower, 140.5-inch wheelbase, 7-person touring car (body type #410), touring, missing rear fender, plaited leather upholstery a la model 733; production 740 used plain stretch style.

Wayne State University; Buildings; Libraries 2; Old Main Library

Circa 1930s. Interior image of woman in stacks. Originally Central High School, Old Main is WSU’s place of origin and a now university icon. Malcomson and Higginbothan Architects, 1896, the stately Romanesque Revival composition is softened considerably by the buff-colored brick.

Wayne State University; Buildings; Libraries 2; Old Main Library

Circa 1930s. Interior image of students in library. Originally Central High School, Old Main is WSU’s place of origin and a now university icon. Malcomson and Higginbothan Architects, 1896, the stately Romanesque Revival composition is softened considerably by the buff-colored brick.

1930 Packard roadster, three-quarter left front view, top folded, male driver, coming around corner

8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1930 Packard three-quarter left front view, top folded, male driver, coming around corner. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 734, speedster eight, seventh series, 8-cylinder, 125 or 145-horsepower, 134.5-inch wheelbase, 2-person roadster (body type #442), custom made by Packard, note "Packard" radiator script a la export models.

1930 Packard touring car, three-quarter right side view, top folded, parked on country road

7.5x9.5 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1930 Packard three-quarter right side view, top folded, parked on country road. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 733, standard eight, seventh series, 8-cylinder, 90-horsepower, 134.5-inch wheelbase, 7-person touring car (body type #400), 1929 Michigan license plate #4-093, "Packard" radiator script a la export models, setting Grosse Pointe, Mich.

1930 Packard touring car, three-quarter left side view, top folded, parked on drive in front of house

7.5x9.5 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1930 Packard three-quarter left side view, top folded, parked on drive in front of house. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 733, standard eight, seventh series, 8-cylinder, 90-horsepower, 134.5-inch wheelbase, 7-person touring car (body type #400), 1929 Michigan license plate #4-093, "Packard" radiator script a la export models, setting Grosse Pointe, Mich.

1930 Packard phaeton parked in front of Grosse Pointe Yacht Club

8x10 black and white Packard Co. file photograph of a 1930 Packard three-quarter right front view, top folded, large building in background. Inscribed on photo back: Packard 733, standard eight, seventh series, 8-cylinder, 90-horsepower, 134.5-inch wheelbase, 4-person phaeton (body type #401), note "Packard" script on radiator a la export models, 1929 Michigan license plate #4-093, setting Grosse Pointe Yacht Club, Mich.

Wayne State University; Buildings; Old Main; Recent

Circa 1930s. Exterior image of Old Main. View from Cass and Hancock looking north. Malcomson and Higginbotham, 1896. Originally Central High School, Old Main is Wayne State’s place of origin and now a university icon. The stately Romanesque Revival composition is softened by the buff-colored brick. Under the leadership of David Mackenzie, a junior college was begun in the building in 1917. In 1926, high school classes left the building and the growing college took over all the space in the stat…

Wayne State University; Buildings; Old Main; Interior

Circa 1930s. Image of several students standing in hallway. Malcomson and Higginbotham, 1896. Originally Central High School, Old Main is Wayne State’s place of origin and now a university icon. The stately Romanesque Revival composition is softened by the buff-colored brick. Under the leadership of David Mackenzie, a junior college was begun in the building in 1917. In 1926, high school classes left the building and the growing college took over all the space in the stately structure.

Shoes, 1920-1930

Comfortable dress pumps worn by Elizabeth Parke Firestone in the 1920s. They were surely custom made to match a specific dress, now gone. Born in Decatur, Illinois in 1897 Elizabeth Parke married Harvey S. Firestone Jr., son of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company founder Harvey S. Firestone, in 1921.Once described by a friend as, "the most luxurious woman in the history of luxury," Elizabeth Parke Firestone's clothing collection illustrates her impeccable taste in fashion.