9 - L.B. Foote

Sources

Esyllt Jones, Imagining Winnipeg: History through the Photographs of L.B. Foote

Jim Blanchard, A Diminished Roar: Winnipeg in the 1920s

The Winnipeg Tribune Archives

The Winnipeg Free Press Archives

Archives of Manitoba – L.B. Foote Fonds

Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans: L.B. Foote

This incredible album on Flickr has a number of Foote photos very nicely digitized to flip through

University of Manitoba – Lost Foote Photos blog

If you haven’t heard of Lewis Benjamin Foote, you’ve almost certainly seen his work. That iconic photo from 1919 of a toppled streetcar? That was Lew. If you’ve seen old photos of North End slums or the construction of the Fort Garry Hotel, those were his too. For decades, Foote captured the public and private lives of Winnipeggers. In this episode, we talk about the less-than-roaring 20s seen through the eyes of L.B. Foote

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If you want to follow along with the photos we looked at during this episode, flip through the album below! All photos are from the L.B. Foote Fonds at the Archives of Manitoba.