Sir Henry Self, J.M. Reid and C.R. Fairey at dedication ceremonies for production of Packard Rolls-Royce Merlin XX engines

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View of Sir Henry Self, J.M. Reid and C.R. Fairey inspecting Packard Rolls-Royce parts at dedication ceremonies for production of Packard Rolls-Royce Merlin XX engines. Label on back: "Among distinguished guests inspecting Packard Rolls-Royce parts at the August 2nd dedication were, left to right: Sir Henry Self, Chief of the British Purchasing Commission; J.M. Reid, of the Rolls-Royce staff; and C.R. Fairey, of the British Purchasing Commission."

Details

Resource ID:: na043394
Subject:: Merlin engines; Rolls-Royce engines; Factories--Michigan--Detroit; Packard Motor Car Company; Photographic prints
Date:: 1941-08-02
Format:: 1 photographic print ; 8 x 10 in.
Department:: National Automotive History Collection
Location:: Packard--Rolls-Royce Merlin XX engines
Content Note:: Part of a group of photographs depicting "a forty-week period wherein the Packard Motor Car Company brought the Rolls-Royce Merlin fighting engine from blue print to production."
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.