Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/04/18

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Subject: [Leica] An example of why documentary photography is so vital to our culture
From: george.imagist at icloud.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2016 17:27:58 -0500
References: <D321C9AE.72305%chris@chriscrawfordphoto.com>

> On Mar 30, 2016, at 5:21 PM, Christopher Crawford <chris at 
> chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote:
> 
> I made this photograph back in 2014, and posted on the LUG back then. I'm
> posting it again to illustrate how important it is to document our world.
> 
> http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=1909
> 
> 
> Yesterday, General Electric began dismantling this iconic sign that has
> stood atop one of the buildings in their sprawling factory complex in
> downtown Fort Wayne since the 1930s.
> 
> The buildings at the complex have mostly been vacant for 20 yrs now, all 
> the
> jobs having been exported to Mexico. There was a small research and
> development staff working at the site until the beginning of 2015, when 
> that
> operation was moved to another GE location in the United States. One of the
> buildings was demolished last year, and we expect that the rest will soon
> follow, especially since the famous sign has now been taken down.
> 
> Here are the rest of the photos I have posted of the GE plant in Fort 
> Wayne.
> I have others waiting to be scanned and will be shooting some new ones this
> week.
> 
> http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-results.php?category=67
> 
> The oldest buildings at the Fort Wayne GE complex are 100 years old. This
> place once employed more than 20,000 people in the city, including my
> grandmother?s father, three of her brothers, and the wife of one of her
> brothers. 
> 
> -- 
> Chris Crawford
> Fine Art Photography
> Fort Wayne, Indiana
> 260-437-8990
> 
> http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com  My portfolio
> 
> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798
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And kudos! to you for recognizing the value
and doing due diligence

beautifully 

Regards,
George Lottermoser 

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