Collection, 1915, 1950.

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Collection, 1915, 1950.

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Collection includes 37 black and white photographs, of various sizes on backing, of a trip in a Packard Twin-Six by Mr. Henry B. Joy, then Packard's President, and other men, from Johnstown (Pa.) to Jackson Hole (Wyo.) in the spring of 1915. Additional materials include two letters and corresponding envelopes, June-July 1950, responding to Mr. Ness (a book dealer)'s inquiries regarding information about the trips; five miscellaneous notes, undated; an advertisment for the estate sale of Mr. Waldon, [after 1945]; and biographical information on Joy (3 p., copies), 1936. The photographs were purchased by Mr. Ness from Mr. Waldon's estate. The photographs show the travelers camping, eating, washing, visiting Indians and cowboys (or farmers?) on horses, dessert "roads" and lack thereof, digging the car out of mud, horses, the ruins of a large adobe building, scenic views of western desserts and mountains, birds, fishermen on shore and in boats (2 shots), the car on a raft, the car on an elevated "bridge" of sorts, and a banner that proclaims "Packard's Johnstown Pa. to Jackson Hole Wy." on the car's bumper. One of the photographs shows four men and two cars. The photographer would have been at least the fifth man in the expedition. Another photograph shows four men bundled up in a car with snow on the ground.

2 cubic ft. (in 1 Oversized, flat box) : ill.

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Waldon, Sidney Dunn, 1873-1945

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Involved in municipal mass transit in Detroit (1918-1934). From the description of Sidney D. Waldon papers, 1909-1945 (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 505453944 Involved in municipal mass transit in Detroit (1918-1934); president of Detroit Rapid Transit Commission and director of General Machinery Corp. (Hamilton, Ohio). From the description of Correspondence and papers of Sidney Dunn Waldon, 1909-1945. (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: ...

Joy, Henry B. (Henry Bourne), 1864-1936

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President of the Packard Motor Company. From the description of Henry Bourne Joy papers, 1883-1937. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 84044682 From the description of Henry Bourne Joy papers, 1883-1937. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34422666 Automobile manufacturer, of Detroit, Mich. From the description of Henry B. Joy papers, 1812-1935 (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 454054971 Henry Bourne...

Packard motor car company

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The Packard Twin-Six was manufactured and sold in 1915. Joy made a trip in the spring of 1915 and Waldron made several trips afterwards, maybe as early as the fall of 1915, when Waldon was the General Manager of Packard. Henry B. Joy was born on Nov. 23, 1864, the son of James F. and Mary (Bourne) Joy. After graduating from Phillip's Academy (Andover, Mass.), Sheffield Scientific School, and Yale University, he began life as an office boy with the Pennisular Car Co., working his way up to clerk,...