Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Henry Ford and Walter Ruther and the UAW...try this net site for some info.. http://uaw.org/History/ford2.html B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Dan Cardish Sent: Monday, June 01, 1998 4:24 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] Leitz and Leica Glass At 04:53 PM 01-06-98 -0400, you wrote: >If you are not an American citizen, or were educated in a foreign country, >forgive/ignore the following...But it is far more important as an American >to know what the Ford Rouge River Plant was and where it fits in the labor >history/social history/economic history of America than it is to know who >does or doesn't produce Leica glass. Leica lenses are terrific. Leica >cameras are terrific. Together the lenses and bodies are top-tier >photographic tools. Period. > I'm not an American, but didn't Carnegie have something to do with that plant? Dan C.