Seattle-based entrepreneur and inventor of the modern backpack, Murray McCory, died last month at the age of 80.
Other catalogue photos showed Mr. McCory’s young children perched atop JanSport backpacks or nestled inside pack pouches.
The company's first product, the adjustable aluminum-frame backpack, revolutionized hiking equipment and set the foundation for what would become a global phenomenon. Over the decades, JanSport ...
He brought lightweight packs to millions of students and transformed the way they carried their textbooks to school.