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#523176 - 07/13/08 12:15 AM Back When Buick was the World's Largest Auto Maker
Rob Gray Offline
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Check out this panoramic photo from 1913. Note the sign on the plant noting that Buick was the world's largest manufacturer of autos. All of the Buick workers are posing in front of their plant for the photo. There must be thousands of them in the picture. Very cool pic from the past:



Edited by Rob Gray (07/13/08 01:01 AM)

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#523210 - 07/13/08 09:11 AM Re: Back When Buick was the World's Largest Auto Maker [Re: Rob Gray]
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I doubt very much that any company would even attempt to take such a picture today.

Great picture.
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#523227 - 07/13/08 10:42 AM Re: Back When Buick was the World's Largest Auto Maker [Re: serb]
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If they did, probably half the workers would expect overtime pay, where-as I bet these folks showed up out of loyalty and pride.
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#523254 - 07/13/08 12:53 PM Re: Back When Buick was the World's Largest Auto Maker [Re: JohnD1956]
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EXACTLY
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#523362 - 07/14/08 01:30 AM Re: Back When Buick was the World's Largest Auto Maker [Re: serb]
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In addition to the two previous comments, it might do something else undesirable...like boost employee morale.

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#524054 - 07/16/08 05:46 PM Re: Back When Buick was the World's Largest Auto Maker [Re: Charlie Larkin]
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grin

Of course, it goes without mentioning zero productivity when everyone is out getting their photo. The most likely scenario today would be using something akin to PhotoShop to put together all the individual faces from their security photographs crazy

Edit - Very cool photograph.


Edited by Thriller (07/16/08 05:46 PM)
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