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Historic Fort Piqua in
downtown Piqua, Ohio. Home of the Piqua Public
Library, and host to the celebration of authors -- including
Thomas A. McPherson & Walter M.P. McCall. |
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Brady
Smith looks on as Walt and Tom sign more of Dennis' books. |
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The Miller-Meteors start to
gather at the host hotel on Friday afternoon. |
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Finally,
Dennis gets to the reason for the celebration with the
Miller-Meteor book being signed by Tom. |
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Professional cars at the
hotel. |
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Miller
hearse, Meteor record player. |
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This Miller Packard carved
side hearse set the tone for the meeting. |
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The
interior of the Miller Packard is as elegant as the
exterior. |
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Miller-Packard hearse with
town-car styling. |
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Some of the cars displayed in
downtown Piqua on Friday night. |
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A crowd
begins to gather downtown. |
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A cloudy, rainy evening
deterred no one! |
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Piqua's centerpiece. |
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The lobby of the library. |
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Thomas A.
McPherson presents a talk and slide show about his new book
at the library. |
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Walt signing books. |
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Guests
view some of the pictures featured in the new Miller-Meteor
book. |
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Walt signing more books! |
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Tom's
presentation was attended by many professional car
enthusiasts as well as a few interested observers, too. |
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Walter McCall (left) and
Thomas McPherson (right) greeted visitors with pen in hand. |
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Newly-restored and looking as good as new, this combination
made its inaugural appearance at a professional car
function. |
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Although a product of nearby
Bellefontaine, Ohio, the Miller Packard hearse fit in
comfortably in Piqua. |
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The
overcast evening enhances the gold color of this
Miller-Meteor. |
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Notice the silent siren
displayed on the front bumper. |
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As the
rain begins to come down, professional car enthusiasts
headed inside to visit and compare notes. |
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Piqua Public Library. |
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Meteor
built more than professional cars. This is a Meteor
record player. |
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Tom signs some of his earlier
professional car publications. |
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Jeremy
Ledford's 1977 Miller-Meteor Cadillac. |
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The reason to be in Piqua!
Miller-Meteor, The Complete Illustrated History is
published! |
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Another
view of the 1965 Miller-Meteor Cadillac combination from
Alabama. |