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A Foote in the past

By: Staff Writer

Posted: 09/22/2012 1:00 AM | Comments: 0

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The Free Press carriers' toboggan party at River Park, Osborne Street and Churchill Drive, 1919.

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The 'Workers' Parliament' meets at Victoria Park (now part of present-day Stephen Juba Park) during the Winnipeg General Strike, in this photo taken June 13, 1919.

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An unidentified woman -- and a little girl behind her -- pose stiffly for the camera in 1914.

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Immigrants arrive at the CPR station at Higgins Avenue and Main Street in 1927. The station (not seen in photo) is now the Aboriginal Centre of Winnipeg.

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The CNR railway porters' band outside of the Bank of Montreal at Portage and Main in 1922. The iconic bank building is now part of MTS Place.

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Window cleaning at the McArthur Building in 1925. The building at Portage and Main was the first commercial highrise building. It was best known as the Childs Building, after the famous Winnipeg restaurant. It was torn down in the early 1980s to clear the way for the 201 Portage office tower.

Many of us have seen L.B. Foote photographs, whether or not we are aware of their provenance.

For at least 30 years, since the creation of the Foote archive at the Archives of Manitoba, these photographs have been used to tell the story of Winnipeg's past. They have illustrated everything from academic histories to posters for rock concerts. And this familiarity is not only local -- Foote's images have represented Winnipeg history to the nation and have been included in national museum exhibits both real and virtual.

Imagining Winnipeg: History through the Photographs of L.B. Foote, by Esyllt W. Jones, history professor at University of Manitoba, is published by University of Manitoba Press. A book launch is planned for Wednesday, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. at McNally Robinson at the Grant Park Shopping Centre. There will be light refreshments, as well as a slide show of images from the book and a short talk by Jones. The book is available for $39.95 at McNally Robinson and will be available at other major booksellers soon.

Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition September 22, 2012 J12

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