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Silent Workplace: Stores, shops, businesses, and factories where Hoosiers once earned a living PHOTOGRAPHY by John Bower, FOREWORD by Gayle and Bill Cook |
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The project description and philosophy When introducing ourselves, most of us mention what we do for a living. It's expected in our culture, because our jobs are an integral part of who we are. So, for this particular book, I pointed my camera at former workplaces—some closed for decades, others for just a short time. These are the factories, shops, offices, and stores where Hoosiers once toiled, sometimes happily, sometimes enduringly—then walked away from, and left behind. Most of the commercial buildings I've documented hearken back to an era before computers, bar codes, the Internet, and email. It was a time when grain was milled locally, real home-cooked meals were served at Main Street diners, and penny candy was a staple at the corner drug store. Typewriters were in use, steam power was common, and the wood floors in the dime store creaked. Big-box stores weren't even a dream yet, and franchises were the exception rather than the rule. From one-room stores, to sprawling factories, Silent Workplace is a tribute to all these forgotten businesses, where so many Hoosiers once worked. Silent Workplace - $22.00 |
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