George Raymond Lawrence was an American commercial photographer of northern Illinois. After years of experience building kites and balloons for aerial panoramic photography, Lawrence turned to aviation design in 1910.
Lawrence with Mamut
San Francisco in ruins, waterfront in foreground, with sunset over Golden Gate in background, looking from 2,000 feet (610 m) above San Francisco Bay, by George R. Lawrence using Kite aerial photography, copyright 28 May 1906. Market Street leads directly away from Ferry Building tower, center foreground, towards Twin Peaks, center-left background.
The giant camera built by Lawrence in 1900
Unique Photo of the Kexholm Regiment (Russian Empire), founded in 1710 by Peter the Great and engaged in twenty wars. This photograph shows more than 1,000 people, arranged in 25 rows of 50 men each. Photo original size is 110 x 60 cm. The camera and the objective with a diameter of about 1 meter were built by George R. Lawrence, 1903
Manteno is a village in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. The population was 9,210 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Kankakee-Bourbonnais-Bradley Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Manteno, Illinois