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America's Packard Museum, Dayton, Ohio
Technical information:
Camera: Canon EOS 3
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM
Film: Kodak Portra 400
Developer: Bellini C-41
Digitized with a Canon EOS R5, a Sigma 105mm macro lens, the Valoi 360 film holder, the CS-Lite light source, and a copy stand made out of an old Durst enlarger.
Software conversion: Negative Lab Pro 3.0
Built in 1899, this Gothic Revival-style stone church was constructed to house the congregation of St. John the Evangelist Anglican Catholic (Episcopal) Church, which was originally formed in 1873. The stone building features a front and rear gable roof with several smaller side gables and gabled wall dormers, a rusticated stone exterior, gothic arched stained glass windows, stone crosses at the front and rear gable parapets, buttresses on the side facades, a one-story front wing with a crenellated parapet, a bell tower with a pyramidal hipped roof and crenellated parapet, an octagonal tower between the bell tower and the rest of the front facade, a gothic arched double front door, and a rear addition serving as a parish house with a rear gable, red brick exterior, stone sills, and horizontally-accentuated windows.
Technical info:
Camera: Nikon L35AF
Film: Ilford HP4 Plus
Developer: Ilfosol 3
Scanner: Nikon Super Coolscan 4000
Home developed and scanned
The "Donut Chaser" Emblem
Packard series
Packard Motor Car Company was an American luxury automobile company. It was founded in Warren Ohio as the Ohio Automobile Company by James Ward Packard, his brother William, and their partner, George Lewis Weiss. The first car rolled out of the factory on November 6, 1899.
Packard’s cars were considered the preeminent luxury car before World War II, and owning a Packard was prestigious. Henry Bourne Joy, a member of one of Detroit's oldest and wealthiest families, bought a Packard. Impressed by its reliability, he brought together a group of investors to refinance the company, soon after which Packard moved its operations to Detroit.
In 1953 (or 1954, depending on your source), Packard bought rival Studebaker and formed the Studebaker-Packard Corporation of South Bend, Indiana. Some historians believe that this was the beginning of the end of the company. It was certainly followed by a series of circumstances and events that ultimately led to the end of the company in 1962.
This series of photographs was taken at America’s Packard Museum in Dayton, Ohio. The Museum is a restored Packard dealership transformed into a museum that displays twentieth-century classic Packards and historic Packard artifacts and memorabilia.
The dealership originally sold Packards in Dayton, Ohio beginning in 1908. It moved into the building that is now home to the museum in 1917. Robert Signom II, the museum's Founder and Curator for 27 years, acquired the building in 1991 and painstakingly rehabilitated it to its original Art Deco grandeur, opening the museum in 1992.
Car Collector magazine named the museum one of the top ten automotive museums in the United States. The cars on display range from 1900s Brass Era cars, the streamlined Classic cars of the 1930s and 1940s, to the modern Packards of the 1950s. The museum also has a collection of war machines, parts, accessories, and original sales and service literature.
America's Packard Museum, Dayton, Ohio
Technical information:
Camera: Canon EOS 3
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM
Film: Kodak Portra 400
Developer: Bellini C-41
Digitized with a Canon EOS R5, a Sigma 105mm macro lens, the Valoi 360 film holder, the CS-Lite light source, and a copy stand made out of an old Durst enlarger.
Software conversion: Negative Lab Pro 3.0
America's Packard Museum, Dayton, Ohio
Technical information:
Camera: Canon EOS 3
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM
Film: Kodak Portra 400
Developer: Bellini C-41
Digitized with a Canon EOS R5, a Sigma 105mm macro lens, the Valoi 360 film holder, the CS-Lite light source, and a copy stand made out of an old Durst enlarger.
Software conversion: Negative Lab Pro 3.0
Smiley's Golf Center
Smiley's Golf Center was a driving range, miniature golf, and baseball batting center for 68 years in Riverside, a suburb of Dayton, Ohio, after initially opening under the name Way-Got Golf Center in 1947.
The property, which lies on 13-acres, was shut down in 2015 and was sold by auction for $241,000, despite being appraised at $1.2 million.
In the years since, the property has lied unused and abandoned.
Technical data:
Camera: Bronica ETRSI
Lens: Bronica Zenzanon PE 50mm f/2.8
Film: Kodak Tri-X 400 @ 1250 ISO
Developer: Diafine
Packard series
Packard Motor Car Company was an American luxury automobile company. It was founded in Warren Ohio as the Ohio Automobile Company by James Ward Packard, his brother William, and their partner, George Lewis Weiss. The first car rolled out of the factory on November 6, 1899.
Packard’s cars were considered the preeminent luxury car before World War II, and owning a Packard was prestigious. Henry Bourne Joy, a member of one of Detroit's oldest and wealthiest families, bought a Packard. Impressed by its reliability, he brought together a group of investors to refinance the company, soon after which Packard moved its operations to Detroit.
In 1953 (or 1954, depending on your source), Packard bought rival Studebaker and formed the Studebaker-Packard Corporation of South Bend, Indiana. Some historians believe that this was the beginning of the end of the company. It was certainly followed by a series of circumstances and events that ultimately led to the end of the company in 1962.
This series of photographs was taken at America’s Packard Museum in Dayton, Ohio. The Museum is a restored Packard dealership transformed into a museum that displays twentieth-century classic Packards and historic Packard artifacts and memorabilia.
The dealership originally sold Packards in Dayton, Ohio beginning in 1908. It moved into the building that is now home to the museum in 1917. Robert Signom II, the museum's Founder and Curator for 27 years, acquired the building in 1991 and painstakingly rehabilitated it to its original Art Deco grandeur, opening the museum in 1992.
Car Collector magazine named the museum one of the top ten automotive museums in the United States. The cars on display range from 1900s Brass Era cars, the streamlined Classic cars of the 1930s and 1940s, to the modern Packards of the 1950s. The museum also has a collection of war machines, parts, accessories, and original sales and service literature.
One of my New Year's resolutions this year is to master negative scanning with a camera at home. My attempts will be posted here to share progress and as a reference for myself. The purpose is, in part, to share my journey with others who might have the same interest. All serious questions are welcome and will be answered. All pointers and advice are both encouraged and welcome.
Technical information:
Camera: Zenza Bronica ETRSI
Lens: Zenzanon PE 50mm f/2.8
Film: Kodak Portra 400
Processing: Richard Photo Lab
Scanning: Digitized with a Fujifilm X-T5, a Sigma 105mm macro lens (Canon mount), Fringer EF-XF autofocus lens adapter, the Valoi 360 film holder system, and Negmaster software
America's Packard Museum
Technical information:
Camera: Bronica ETRSI
Lens: Zenzanon PE 50mm f/2.8
Film: Kodak 400 Tmax
Developer: Xtol 1+1
Digitized with a Canon EOS R5, a Sigma 105mm macro lens, the Valoi 360 film holder, the CS-Lite light source, and a copy stand made out of an old Durst enlarger
Packard series
Packard Motor Car Company was an American luxury automobile company. It was founded in Warren Ohio as the Ohio Automobile Company by James Ward Packard, his brother William, and their partner, George Lewis Weiss. The first car rolled out of the factory on November 6, 1899.
Packard’s cars were considered the preeminent luxury car before World War II, and owning a Packard was prestigious. Henry Bourne Joy, a member of one of Detroit's oldest and wealthiest families, bought a Packard. Impressed by its reliability, he brought together a group of investors to refinance the company, soon after which Packard moved its operations to Detroit.
In 1953 (or 1954, depending on your source), Packard bought rival Studebaker and formed the Studebaker-Packard Corporation of South Bend, Indiana. Some historians believe that this was the beginning of the end of the company. It was certainly followed by a series of circumstances and events that ultimately led to the end of the company in 1962.
This series of photographs was taken at America’s Packard Museum in Dayton, Ohio. The Museum is a restored Packard dealership transformed into a museum that displays twentieth-century classic Packards and historic Packard artifacts and memorabilia.
The dealership originally sold Packards in Dayton, Ohio beginning in 1908. It moved into the building that is now home to the museum in 1917. Robert Signom II, the museum's Founder and Curator for 27 years, acquired the building in 1991 and painstakingly rehabilitated it to its original Art Deco grandeur, opening the museum in 1992.
Car Collector magazine named the museum one of the top ten automotive museums in the United States. The cars on display range from 1900s Brass Era cars, the streamlined Classic cars of the 1930s and 1940s, to the modern Packards of the 1950s. The museum also has a collection of war machines, parts, accessories, and original sales and service literature.
Negative scanning: not quite there yet
This photo was converted differently from the preceding image. Most significantly, it was converted from a negative that was shot one stop overexposed (in the digitization process; all shots were correctly exposed at ISO 200 on film), while the previous one was converted from a shot that was one stop underexposed. The difference in grain and noise is quite obvious to my eyes.
I am continuing to work on my negative scanning skills with mixed but improving results. This is my latest conversion. The photo was taken on Kodak Portra 400 exposed at ISO 200. I'm not sure that this was the best approach and will be shooting at 320 in my next experiment. One stop of overexposure adds saturation and appears to do some odd things to the sky (or is it that my skills at converting negatives and color correction are simply not there yet?).
For this one, I digitized the film using my Canon EOS R and my trusty Sigma 105mm Macro. Upon importing into Adobe Lightroom, I used the Enhance command, which refines the quality of raw files and creates an enhanced DNG file. I converted the DNG file using Negative Lab Pro, which gave me better colors than Negmaster for some reason. I then finished processing the image in Photoshop.
Any hints, critiques, advice, and/or other input is cordially requested. Any questions will be answered to the best of my ability.
Technical information:
Camera: Zenza Bronica ETRSI
Lens: Zenzanon PE 50mm f/2.8
Filme: Kodak Portra 400 overexposed by one stop (ISO 200)
Processed by Memphis Film Lab
Digitized with a Canon EOS R, Sigma 105mm Macro, the Valoi 360 film holder, and converted with Negative Lab Pro software in Adobe Lightroom, then edited in Adobe Photoshop
Packard series
Packard Motor Car Company was an American luxury automobile company. It was founded in Warren Ohio as the Ohio Automobile Company by James Ward Packard, his brother William, and their partner, George Lewis Weiss. The first car rolled out of the factory on November 6, 1899.
Packard’s cars were considered the preeminent luxury car before World War II, and owning a Packard was prestigious. Henry Bourne Joy, a member of one of Detroit's oldest and wealthiest families, bought a Packard. Impressed by its reliability, he brought together a group of investors to refinance the company, soon after which Packard moved its operations to Detroit.
In 1953 (or 1954, depending on your source), Packard bought rival Studebaker and formed the Studebaker-Packard Corporation of South Bend, Indiana. Some historians believe that this was the beginning of the end of the company. It was certainly followed by a series of circumstances and events that ultimately led to the end of the company in 1962.
This series of photographs was taken at America’s Packard Museum in Dayton, Ohio. The Museum is a restored Packard dealership transformed into a museum that displays twentieth-century classic Packards and historic Packard artifacts and memorabilia.
The dealership originally sold Packards in Dayton, Ohio beginning in 1908. It moved into the building that is now home to the museum in 1917. Robert Signom II, the museum's Founder and Curator for 27 years, acquired the building in 1991 and painstakingly rehabilitated it to its original Art Deco grandeur, opening the museum in 1992.
Car Collector magazine named the museum one of the top ten automotive museums in the United States. The cars on display range from 1900s Brass Era cars, the streamlined Classic cars of the 1930s and 1940s, to the modern Packards of the 1950s. The museum also has a collection of war machines, parts, accessories, and original sales and service literature.
Packard Series II
The Packard Motor Car Company was an American luxury automobile company. It was founded in Warren Ohio as the Ohio Automobile Company by James Ward Packard, his brother William, and their partner, George Lewis Weiss. The first car rolled out of the factory on November 6, 1899.
Packard’s cars were considered the preeminent luxury car before World War II, and owning a Packard was prestigious. Henry Bourne Joy, a member of one of Detroit's oldest and wealthiest families, bought a Packard. Impressed by its reliability, he brought together a group of investors to refinance the company, soon after which Packard moved its operations to Detroit.
In 1953 (or 1954, depending on your source), Packard bought rival Studebaker and formed the Studebaker-Packard Corporation of South Bend, Indiana. Some historians believe that this was the beginning of the end of the company. It was certainly followed by a series of circumstances and events that ultimately led to the end of the company in 1962.
This series of photographs was taken at America’s Packard Museum in Dayton, Ohio. The Museum is a restored Packard dealership transformed into a museum that displays twentieth-century classic Packards and historic Packard artifacts and memorabilia.
The dealership originally sold Packards in Dayton, Ohio beginning in 1908. It moved into the building that is now home to the museum in 1917. Robert Signom II, the museum's Founder and Curator for 27 years, acquired the building in 1991 and painstakingly rehabilitated it to its original Art Deco grandeur, opening the museum in 1992.
Car Collector magazine named the museum one of the top ten automotive museums in the United States. The cars on display range from 1900s Brass Era cars, the streamlined Classic cars of the 1930s and 1940s, to the modern Packards of the 1950s. The museum also has a collection of war machines, parts, accessories, and original sales and service literature.
BNSF Y-NTW1501 heads through St. Paul Minnesota on its way into Daytons Bluff Yard for work before heading to the CPKC with a pair of former Santa Fe B40-8W's
Packard series
Packard Motor Car Company was an American luxury automobile company. It was founded in Warren Ohio as the Ohio Automobile Company by James Ward Packard, his brother William, and their partner, George Lewis Weiss. The first car rolled out of the factory on November 6, 1899.
Packard’s cars were considered the preeminent luxury car before World War II, and owning a Packard was prestigious. Henry Bourne Joy, a member of one of Detroit's oldest and wealthiest families, bought a Packard. Impressed by its reliability, he brought together a group of investors to refinance the company, soon after which Packard moved its operations to Detroit.
In 1953 (or 1954, depending on your source), Packard bought rival Studebaker and formed the Studebaker-Packard Corporation of South Bend, Indiana. Some historians believe that this was the beginning of the end of the company. It was certainly followed by a series of circumstances and events that ultimately led to the end of the company in 1962.
This series of photographs was taken at America’s Packard Museum in Dayton, Ohio. The Museum is a restored Packard dealership transformed into a museum that displays twentieth-century classic Packards and historic Packard artifacts and memorabilia.
The dealership originally sold Packards in Dayton, Ohio beginning in 1908. It moved into the building that is now home to the museum in 1917. Robert Signom II, the museum's Founder and Curator for 27 years, acquired the building in 1991 and painstakingly rehabilitated it to its original Art Deco grandeur, opening the museum in 1992.
Car Collector magazine named the museum one of the top ten automotive museums in the United States. The cars on display range from 1900s Brass Era cars, the streamlined Classic cars of the 1930s and 1940s, to the modern Packards of the 1950s. The museum also has a collection of war machines, parts, accessories, and original sales and service literature.
This photo was shot on Fujifilm Pro 400H in 120 format and was developed and digitized at home by yours truly as part of my continuing quest to achieve the best results possible from film at the lowest possible investment of production time and money. I'm not there yet, but I am quite happy with the improvements so far.
Technical data:
Camera: Bronica ETRSi
Lens: Bronica Zenzanon PE 50mm f/2.8
Film: Fujifilm Pro 400H
Developer: Cinestill CS41
Digitized with a Canon EOS R5, a Sigma 105mm macro lens, the Valoi 360 film holder, the CS-Lite light source, and a copy stand made out of an old Durst enlarger.
Software conversion: Negative Lab Pro 3.0
The TC&W Saint Paul Turn rolls past Dayton's Bluff in perfect morning light with mostly mixed freight for the UP.
Technical information:
Camera: Bronica ETRSi
Lens: Zenzanon PE 50mm f/3.5
Film: Kodak Tmax 100
Developer: Ilford Ilfosol 3
Scanner: Canon EOS R camera with Sigma 105mm macro
Other tools: Kasier Slimline Plano Lightbox and Essential Film Holder
A cold Sunday in Dayton.
Technical information:
Camera: Bronica ETRSi
Lens: Zenzanon PE 50mm f/3.5
Film: Kodax Tri-X 400
Developer: Adox FX-39 II
Scanner: Canon EOS R camera with Sigma 105mm macro
Other tools: Kasier Slimline Plano Lightbox and Essential Film Holder
Packard series
Packard Motor Car Company was an American luxury automobile company. It was founded in Warren Ohio as the Ohio Automobile Company by James Ward Packard, his brother William, and their partner, George Lewis Weiss. The first car rolled out of the factory on November 6, 1899.
Packard’s cars were considered the preeminent luxury car before World War II, and owning a Packard was prestigious. Henry Bourne Joy, a member of one of Detroit's oldest and wealthiest families, bought a Packard. Impressed by its reliability, he brought together a group of investors to refinance the company, soon after which Packard moved its operations to Detroit.
In 1953 (or 1954, depending on your source), Packard bought rival Studebaker and formed the Studebaker-Packard Corporation of South Bend, Indiana. Some historians believe that this was the beginning of the end of the company. It was certainly followed by a series of circumstances and events that ultimately led to the end of the company in 1962.
This series of photographs was taken at America’s Packard Museum in Dayton, Ohio. The Museum is a restored Packard dealership transformed into a museum that displays twentieth-century classic Packards and historic Packard artifacts and memorabilia.
The dealership originally sold Packards in Dayton, Ohio beginning in 1908. It moved into the building that is now home to the museum in 1917. Robert Signom II, the museum's Founder and Curator for 27 years, acquired the building in 1991 and painstakingly rehabilitated it to its original Art Deco grandeur, opening the museum in 1992.
Car Collector magazine named the museum one of the top ten automotive museums in the United States. The cars on display range from 1900s Brass Era cars, the streamlined Classic cars of the 1930s and 1940s, to the modern Packards of the 1950s. The museum also has a collection of war machines, parts, accessories, and original sales and service literature.
The Dayton Taphouse is one of Nevada’s oldest saloons.
“We have a lot of history here. I’ll let you guys be the judge of who’s the oldest saloon. “A history that stretches back 150 years. “If you like to see ghosts, you can come here and maybe you’ll run into a little ghost,” said Chris Martinez.
Owner Chris Martinez purchased the taphouse 14 years ago. “When I met my friend Mark, who I got the place from, he had more vision and believed in me. He saw my fire in me and believed in me.”
He’s recently renovated the historic property. “It sparked my fire. Because I knew that I could do it. My dad raised me that you can do anything you want if you put your mind to it.”
During the process, a gentleman named Tom, the son of the original owner, told Martinez that parts of the movie Misfits was filmed here.
“...He goes, my mom calls me over and says, ’I want you to meet somebody.’ He was 16 years old when you could bar back at that age. You could. He says, ‘I was helping my mom, and she came over. ‘Hi, Ms. Marilyn Monroe right here. He shook Mr. Clark Gable’s hand. ‘Hi Mr. Clark Gable. Hi Mr. Montgomery Clift.’ And he says I went right back to work, not realizing who he had met.”
A section of the taphouse honors Marilyn Monroe. “We nicknamed that Marilyn Monroe because Marilyn Monroe loved hanging out in this bar. She enjoyed being here, she loved drinking the nights away with the lady that owned the place because they had a real bond.”
You might also remember the movie Honky Tonk Man with Clint and Kyle Eastwood. “The breakfast scene is here. And then you can see the whole bar. The hotel burned across the street, the Fox Hotel. He was arrested in front of there. The jailbreak is done in the parking lot and then he drives down Pike Street.”
Nowadays, the Dayton Taphouse is known for its homemade food. “Homemade Tri-tip. From my Santa Maria Tri-tip from my grandfather’s rub. We do homemade burgers and homemade pulled pork. All kinds of sandwiches and we are also adding pizzas. Kids pizzas, homemade pizzas here.”
Along with a taste of unique history. “Come back in history with us. That’s what we have. We have a lot of history here that you cannot find in a lot of places. We have it here for you.” The taphouse has been closed for the past few months for renovations and it is now open to the public, starting Friday April 5th. The taphouse is located on, 160 Main Street, Dayton Nevada 89403.
America's Packard Museum, Dayton, Ohio
Technical information:
Camera: Canon EOS 3
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM
Film: Kodak Portra 400
Developer: Bellini C-41
Digitized with a Canon EOS R5, a Sigma 105mm macro lens, the Valoi 360 film holder, the CS-Lite light source, and a copy stand made out of an old Durst enlarger.
Software conversion: Negative Lab Pro 3.0
Packard series
Packard Motor Car Company was an American luxury automobile company. It was founded in Warren Ohio as the Ohio Automobile Company by James Ward Packard, his brother William, and their partner, George Lewis Weiss. The first car rolled out of the factory on November 6, 1899.
Packard’s cars were considered the preeminent luxury car before World War II, and owning a Packard was prestigious. Henry Bourne Joy, a member of one of Detroit's oldest and wealthiest families, bought a Packard. Impressed by its reliability, he brought together a group of investors to refinance the company, soon after which Packard moved its operations to Detroit.
In 1953 (or 1954, depending on your source), Packard bought rival Studebaker and formed the Studebaker-Packard Corporation of South Bend, Indiana. Some historians believe that this was the beginning of the end of the company. It was certainly followed by a series of circumstances and events that ultimately led to the end of the company in 1962.
This series of photographs was taken at America’s Packard Museum in Dayton, Ohio. The Museum is a restored Packard dealership transformed into a museum that displays twentieth-century classic Packards and historic Packard artifacts and memorabilia.
The dealership originally sold Packards in Dayton, Ohio beginning in 1908. It moved into the building that is now home to the museum in 1917. Robert Signom II, the museum's Founder and Curator for 27 years, acquired the building in 1991 and painstakingly rehabilitated it to its original Art Deco grandeur, opening the museum in 1992.
Car Collector magazine named the museum one of the top ten automotive museums in the United States. The cars on display range from 1900s Brass Era cars, the streamlined Classic cars of the 1930s and 1940s, to the modern Packards of the 1950s. The museum also has a collection of war machines, parts, accessories, and original sales and service literature.
Packard series
Packard Motor Car Company was an American luxury automobile company. It was founded in Warren Ohio as the Ohio Automobile Company by James Ward Packard, his brother William, and their partner, George Lewis Weiss. The first car rolled out of the factory on November 6, 1899.
Packard’s cars were considered the preeminent luxury car before World War II, and owning a Packard was prestigious. Henry Bourne Joy, a member of one of Detroit's oldest and wealthiest families, bought a Packard. Impressed by its reliability, he brought together a group of investors to refinance the company, soon after which Packard moved its operations to Detroit.
In 1953 (or 1954, depending on your source), Packard bought rival Studebaker and formed the Studebaker-Packard Corporation of South Bend, Indiana. Some historians believe that this was the beginning of the end of the company. It was certainly followed by a series of circumstances and events that ultimately led to the end of the company in 1962.
This series of photographs was taken at America’s Packard Museum in Dayton, Ohio. The Museum is a restored Packard dealership transformed into a museum that displays twentieth-century classic Packards and historic Packard artifacts and memorabilia.
The dealership originally sold Packards in Dayton, Ohio beginning in 1908. It moved into the building that is now home to the museum in 1917. Robert Signom II, the museum's Founder and Curator for 27 years, acquired the building in 1991 and painstakingly rehabilitated it to its original Art Deco grandeur, opening the museum in 1992.
Car Collector magazine named the museum one of the top ten automotive museums in the United States. The cars on display range from 1900s Brass Era cars, the streamlined Classic cars of the 1930s and 1940s, to the modern Packards of the 1950s. The museum also has a collection of war machines, parts, accessories, and original sales and service literature.
Technical information:
Camera: Canon EOS 3 film SLR
Film: Kodak Ektar 100 (a color film converted in Photoshop to black and white)
Lens: EF 40mm f/2.8 STM
Scanner: Scanned with a Canon EOS R digital camera and a Sigma 105mm macro lens
DeKalb County Barn Tour
Dayton Farm
Sycamore, Illinois 41.97747,-88.612184
August 14, 2024
Here's the rest of the series (as I post the pictures)
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Packard series
Packard Motor Car Company was an American luxury automobile company. It was founded in Warren Ohio as the Ohio Automobile Company by James Ward Packard, his brother William, and their partner, George Lewis Weiss. The first car rolled out of the factory on November 6, 1899.
Packard’s cars were considered the preeminent luxury car before World War II, and owning a Packard was prestigious. Henry Bourne Joy, a member of one of Detroit's oldest and wealthiest families, bought a Packard. Impressed by its reliability, he brought together a group of investors to refinance the company, soon after which Packard moved its operations to Detroit.
In 1953 (or 1954, depending on your source), Packard bought rival Studebaker and formed the Studebaker-Packard Corporation of South Bend, Indiana. Some historians believe that this was the beginning of the end of the company. It was certainly followed by a series of circumstances and events that ultimately led to the end of the company in 1962.
This series of photographs was taken at America’s Packard Museum in Dayton, Ohio. The Museum is a restored Packard dealership transformed into a museum that displays twentieth-century classic Packards and historic Packard artifacts and memorabilia.
The dealership originally sold Packards in Dayton, Ohio beginning in 1908. It moved into the building that is now home to the museum in 1917. Robert Signom II, the museum's Founder and Curator for 27 years, acquired the building in 1991 and painstakingly rehabilitated it to its original Art Deco grandeur, opening the museum in 1992.
Car Collector magazine named the museum one of the top ten automotive museums in the United States. The cars on display range from 1900s Brass Era cars, the streamlined Classic cars of the 1930s and 1940s, to the modern Packards of the 1950s. The museum also has a collection of war machines, parts, accessories, and original sales and service literature.
CPKC 647 and the Dayton's Bluff auto ramp switcher are side by side at Hoffman interlocking. Power for both trains is a rebuilt CSX SD70MAC and GMTX #317, respectively. The #317 is an ex-MILW MP15AC, previously CP #1429, and replaced the ex-PRR SW1200 that held down this job for the past several years.
2020 is going pretty well for fans of CSX, so far, especially on the Toledo Sub. Multiple autoracks and manifests sported EMD leaders, and this day's Q508 was no exception. CSX 8315 leads the freight over the former site of Dayton Union Station in downtown Dayton, OH.
Built in 1881 by the Oregon Railway & Navigation Company to ship wheat to Portland. Entirely wood framed in the Stick/Eastlake style it served Dayton until it was closed in 1972. It is the oldest surviving train station in Washington and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
(This building would make a great shot if I return early in the day to avoid the reflection of cars in the windows. The truck in the window on the right is my own darn fault.)
Shadows, light, and reflections of the mundane
Technical information:
Camera: Zenza Bronica ETRSI
Lens: Zenzanon PE 50mm f/2.8
Film: Kodak Portra 400
Processing: Richard Photo Lab
Scanning: Digitized at home with a Fujifilm X-T5, a Sigma 105mm macro lens, and the Valoi 360 film holder. Converted with Negmaster