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William Bushnell Stout: Automotive

Posted September 23, 2014 by DHSdigital
Cutaway drawing of a Stout Scarab, 1932.

 

William Bushnell Stout: Skycar

Posted September 17, 2014 by DHSdigital
Skycar, c. 1930.

 

William Bushnell Stout: Ford Motor Co. & Stout Air Lines

Posted September 11, 2014 by DHSdigital
Stout standing underneath a Stout 2-AT Pullman, “Maiden Dearborn”, 1925.

 

William Bushnell Stout: Early Military Aircraft

Posted September 5, 2014 by DHSdigital
Stout Batwing under construction in a Motor Products Corporation plant, 1918.

 

Back to School

Posted August 29, 2014 by DHSdigital
Doty Elementary on 3rd Street (Steve Shaw, c. 1980)

 

Moving Day for the World’s Largest Stove

Posted July 14, 2014 by Brendan Roney
The booms of a fire truck, and a utility company cherry picker truck are being used to lift a traffic signal cable that spans Mack Avenue, as the stove approaches.

 

Kennedy Square

Posted April 28, 2014 by DHSdigital
 1961, the debris of Old City Hall.

The Kern Block

Posted April 22, 2014 by DHSdigital
c. 1968

 

Packard Anniversaries

Posted April 16, 2014 by DHSdigital

When you picture the anniversaries of major automobile companies, what do you imagine? Do you think of big sales or elaborate displays or advertisements about the company’s history? Packard has had some interesting anniversary promotions. For example in 1949, which was the 50th anniversary, Packard had 2000 automobiles painted a custom gold color.

"Now I'm the Man Who Owns One" - The Changing Nature of Packard

Posted April 10, 2014 by DHSdigital

In an effort to stave off the bankruptcy that had doomed- or was soon to doom- other luxury car makers such as Cord, Duesenberg, Pierce Arrow and Auburn, Packard President Alvan Macauley introduced the Packard 120 in 1935. This car, a far cry from the company’s previous commitment to luxury, was designed to appeal to the masses and appeal to them it did.

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