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Packard, Cullen C., 1839-1898

 Person

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 1 Collection or Record:

Kalamazoo Portrait Photographers

 Collection
Identifier: RH-A-2898
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1870-1900