Sometimes photos are the only things we have of someone. They are a frozen frame of a moment in time that will never happen again.
When my house burned down in college I lost a lot of things. Furniture, houses, and clothes can be replaced. The memories of photographs cannot.
NFL films is working with Kodak to restore those images. They are nearly complete, and now relatives of those lost on 9/11 can view images of their loved ones.
NFL Films is known as the keepers of the flame, a nickname legendary Bears coach George Halas bestowed on the company. For 40 years, fans have treasured their Emmy-award winning work. Each year, Steve Sabol's company processes 1,000 miles of film. More than 100 million feet of film sits in the vault. No one knows film like NFL Films.And now, because of the hard work of the people of NFL Films, relatives of World Trade Center victims may soon have the fondest of keepsakes returned.
The Port Authority says some 8,000 images of photos found at Ground Zero have been made available on a password-protected website beginning this past week. The PA and the Lower Manhattan Development Corp. are notifying relatives of the victims about the site, which can be accessed through the victims' "reported missing" number.
The NFL and NFL films are indeed a class operation. My hats off to them. It goes to show that American companies are not all bad.
There is also a very comprehensive write-up about this story right here.
Posted by psugrad98 at February 2, 2005 09:52 AM
