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Hecker, Frank J. (Frank Joseph), 1846-1927 print view role Collector Artist dates 1846-1927 city Detroit state MI other cities Logansport, IN; Freedom Township, MI; sex M historical notes Collector, industrialist and civic leader. With Charles Freer Lang, Hecker formed (in 1885) the Peninsular Car Company, Detroit's second largest car manufacturer which eventually merged into American Car and Foundry. decades of activity 1870-1880 1880-1890 1890-1900 1900-1910 1920-1930 updated 05/19/2026 10:24:04 bibliographic search Search Frick Art Reference Library Catalog Search Photoarchive Search Worldcat Search Library of Congress Name Authority File (LCNAF) Search Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Search Wikidata Entry Archives/Repository Collection Title Collection Details Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200 Frank J. Hecker inventory, [undated]. see details... Archives of American Art Victor Building, Suite 2200 Charles Lang Freer selected papers, 1876-1931. see details... National Museum of Asian Art Archives Freer & Arthur M. Sackler Galleries, Smithsonian Institution Charles Lang Freer Papers 1876-1931 see details... William L. Clements Library University of Michigan Frank J Hecker Papers, 1891-1904 see details... National Museum of Asian Art Archives Freer & Arthur M. Sackler Galleries, Smithsonian Institution Artist File: Hecker, Frank J. (Frank Joseph) , 1846-1927 see details... Detroit Public Library Burton Historical Collection BHC photo collection as D/Historic houses-Hecker, Col. Frank J. see details... «  back