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."
Primarily a portrait photographer, he took the graduation photos for Kalamazoo High School and Kalamazoo College. The 1876 Kalamazoo City Directory lists for Cullen C. Packard "photographic artist, pictures taken in every style of the art, 103 Main, residence same."
Many of his photographs are preserved in the Kalamazoo Valley Historical Museum Photograph File and the History Room Photo Files at the Kalamazoo Public Library. In 1891, he also opened a brass goods/photo shutter factory on Portage Street in Kalamazoo.
Cullen was the son of Royal and Mary (Hersey) Packard. He was the husband of Mary H. Caryl, and they were the parents of of Charles, Belle, and William.
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."
Primarily a portrait photographer, he took the graduation photos for Kalamazoo High School and Kalamazoo College. The 1876 Kalamazoo City Directory lists for Cullen C. Packard "photographic artist, pictures taken in every style of the art, 103 Main, residence same."
Many of his photographs are preserved in the Kalamazoo Valley Historical Museum Photograph File and the History Room Photo Files at the Kalamazoo Public Library. In 1891, he also opened a brass goods/photo shutter factory on Portage Street in Kalamazoo.
Cullen was the son of Royal and Mary (Hersey) Packard. He was the husband of Mary H. Caryl, and they were the parents of of Charles, Belle, and William.
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."
Primarily a portrait photographer, he took the graduation photos for Kalamazoo High School and Kalamazoo College. The 1876 Kalamazoo City Directory lists for Cullen C. Packard "photographic artist, pictures taken in every style of the art, 103 Main, residence same."
Many of his photographs are preserved in the Kalamazoo Valley Historical Museum Photograph File and the History Room Photo Files at the Kalamazoo Public Library. In 1891, he also opened a brass goods/photo shutter factory on Portage Street in Kalamazoo.
Cullen was the son of Royal and Mary (Hersey) Packard. He was the husband of Mary H. Caryl, and they were the parents of of Charles, Belle, and William.
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."
Primarily a portrait photographer, he took the graduation photos for Kalamazoo High School and Kalamazoo College. The 1876 Kalamazoo City Directory lists for Cullen C. Packard "photographic artist, pictures taken in every style of the art, 103 Main, residence same."
Many of his photographs are preserved in the Kalamazoo Valley Historical Museum Photograph File and the History Room Photo Files at the Kalamazoo Public Library. In 1891, he also opened a brass goods/photo shutter factory on Portage Street in Kalamazoo.
Cullen was the son of Royal and Mary (Hersey) Packard. He was the husband of Mary H. Caryl, and they were the parents of of Charles, Belle, and William.
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