Check out these great historic photos of work life at the Packard Motor Car Co. We wanted to take a moment to highlight these former employees, the backbone of the plant.
The two photos were sent to us by Michael Finley, showing his grandfather, Frederick Lyon. Lyon started working at the Packard Plant in 1910. He moved his family to a house on Medbury St. only a couple blocks away. In the photo below Lyon is on the far right, 2nd row from the top with a dark shirt and suspenders.
In the photo below Lyon is in the back row near the middle between the two men with bowler hats.
The next photo is from our Executive Director, Kari Smith. The image, courtesy of Anna Smith’s estate includes her grandfather Russell A. Smith who worked at Packard from 1927-52, Executive Steel Buyer for the last ten years of his employment. He is seated in the front row, second from the right.
Let’s not forget the ladies of the Packard! The photo below is of the office staff located in building 13, former Administration Building.
Thank you so much for sharing! We welcome all Packard stories and/or photos at any time, we would love to hear from you. If anyone recognizes a family member in these photos, please let us know.