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COVID-19 Collection
Photographs
Digital Objects ➔ Digital Photograph, RiverTown Crossings

Identifier:
2020.25.22
Description:
This photograph shows an empty parking lot at RiverTown Crossings, a shopping mall in Grandville, Michigan. It was taken three days prior to Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer's 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 the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic and the precautions taken by citizens to avoid contact with others.

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:
March 21 2020
Materials:
Digital Object
Current Location Status:
Digital Object
Collection Tier:
Tier 3
Source:
Gift of Brett Farmer
Links:
https://brettfarmer.smugmug.com/browse
Related Entities:
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.