Russell A. Alger Jr. was instrumental in persuading the Packard Motor Car Company to move from Ohio to Michigan. He built a palatial Italian Renaissance style estate, "The Moorings," in Grosse Pointe. (Wikipedia) Detroit circa 1908. "Packard Model 30 Limousine, Packard Motor Car Company. 'Auto -- Alger' on negative; 'R.A.A.' monogram on car door." Detroit Publishing glass negative. View full size.
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        Russell A. Alger Jr. was instrumental in persuading the Packard Motor Car Company to move from Ohio to Michigan. He built a palatial Italian Renaissance style estate, "The Moorings," in Grosse Pointe. (Wikipedia)
Detroit circa 1908. "Packard Model 30 Limousine, Packard Motor Car Company. 'Auto -- Alger' on negative; 'R.A.A.' monogram on car door." Detroit Publishing glass negative. | Click image for Comments. | Home | Browse All Photos