Packard, Cullen C., 1839-1898
Dates
- Existence: 1839 - 1898
Biography
Cullen Packard was born to Royal L. Packard and Mercy (Hersey) Packard at Cummington, Massachusetts in served in the Civil War, Company H 10th Mass. Infantry. After returning from the war, he relocated to Kalamazoo, Michigan, where he lived for the remainder of his life.
Cullen Packard was active as a photographer in Kalamazoo from 1867 until 1898. In 1885, he was granted a patent for his invention, the Packard Shutter. The patent reads "...to Cullen C. Packard for new and useful improvements in photographic shutters."
Source: Find A Grave database.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Kalamazoo Portrait Photographers
The collection is composed of photographs, mainly carte de visites, cabinet cards and miscellaneous photographs of unidentified people taken by Kalamazoo photographers. These photographs more than likely were taken anywhere between 1870 and 1955.
The Hurtt Family
The collection is composed of one sepia-toned cabinet card, 4 ¼”x6 ½” of three children, two girls and one boy, and one adult male, all holding musical instruments. The photograph is identified as "The Hurtt Family." Local photographer C.C. Packard took the photograph and his name is at the bottom of the photograph.