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COVID-19 Collection
Photographs
Digital Objects ➔ Digital Photograph, Grand Rapids Aerial
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2020.25.17Description:
This aerial photograph, captured from a drone, shows an overhead northwest view of Grand Rapids, Michigan including popular roads and landmarks such as Pearl Street, Campau Avenue, Monroe Avenue, and the Grand River. It was taken ten days after Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued Executive Order 2020-21, known as the "Stay Home, Stay Safe" Order. This order directed all Michigan businesses to suspend in-person operations that were not necessary to sustain or protect life. The photograph is notable because it shows extremely light traffic on major roads in Grand Rapids during what normally would have been a busy Friday night.This photograph was taken during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic, also known as COVID-19 which began in Wuhan, China on December 31st, 2019. Spreading to over 200 countries, it quickly became a dangerous and deadly disease, taking the lives of thousands.
Date:
April 3 2020Materials:
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Digital ObjectCollection Tier:
Tier 3Source:
Gift of Brett FarmerLinks:
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Brett Farmer (creator)Brett Farmer is a Grand Rapids area photographer whose work features landscapes, cityscapes, and astrophotography. During the outbreak of COVID-19 in the Spring of 2020, Farmer visited several West Michigan locations to photograph empty highways and streets, closed businesses, and other scenes related to the pandemic. Brett Farmer (donor)
Brett Farmer is a Grand Rapids area photographer whose work features landscapes, cityscapes, and astrophotography. During the outbreak of COVID-19 in the Spring of 2020, Farmer visited several West Michigan locations to photograph empty highways and streets, closed businesses, and other scenes related to the pandemic.