The Assassination of Lincoln~The Tear Down of a Century Old Mill
Tue, 11/18/2008 - 21:53 — Barbara Brown
Lincoln Food Building was dismantled in 2008. Filmmaker, Lorre Fritchy,depicts the dismantling of the 108-year old Lincoln Foods mill building in Lawrence, MA throughout 2008. A portion of the take-down was also filmed for Fritchy's movie Millies, now in pre-production. Visit the exhibit, The Assassination of Lincoln to witness the haunting beauty and rubbled remains of history as Lincoln falls, brick by brick.
Exhibit runs December 9 - 19, 2008 in the
Chester F. Sidell Gallery
Essex Art Center
56 Island Street Lawrence, MA 01840
Phone: 978.685.2343
Gallery Hours: M-F 10- 6
www.MillisMovie.com
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Assassination of Lincoln
Linda Siegenthaler
I am quite interested in seeing Lorre Fritchey's exhibit as we approach the 200th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln in 2009.
It is important to document the loss of Lawrence's industrial history as we transform our city to new uses. The founders of Lincoln Fruit and Syrup, the Issenberg brothers and their family nationally known for their innovations. The company later named Lincoln Foods was a landmark in Lawrence before its sale .
The Abraham Lincoln Syrup bottles were familiar to Lawrencians and are a reminder of the ingenuity of Lawrence's immigrants.
Linclon Syrup Bottles
Thank you Linda, for the additional background about the Issenberg family and the Lincoln Foods company. If anyone wishes to donate an Abraham Lincoln Syrup bottle, we would be grateful to have one in the collection.