L.B. Foote
Lewis Benjamin Foote (February 6, 1873 – April 22, 1957) was a Canadian photographer, best known for his black-and-white photographs of early Winnipeg, including royal visits, the Winnipeg General Strike, and slums. He was born on February 6, 1874, in Foote's Cove, Pardy's Island, Burin, Newfoundland, and worked on the Summerside Journal where he first became a photographer. He moved to Winnipeg in 1902, where he became the city's best known commercial photographer.
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L.B. Foote
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- L.
- Birth Name
- Lewis Benjamin Foote
- Born
- 6 February 1873
- Birthplace
- Foote's Cove, Pardy's Island, Burin Newfoundland
- Died
- 22 April 1957
- Place of death
- Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Occupation
- Photographer
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
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Lewis Benjamin Foote (February 6, 1873 – April 22, 1957) was a Canadian photographer, best known for his black-and-white photographs of early Winnipeg, including royal visits, the Winnipeg General Strike, and slums. He was born on February 6, 1874, in Foote's Cove, Pardy's Island, Burin, Newfoundland, and worked on the Summerside Journal where he first became a photographer. He moved to Winnipeg in 1902, where he became the city's best known commercial photographer.
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For more than half a century his photographs chronicled the development of the city. He is most well known for his photographs of the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike and was active until 1947. His buried in Winnipeg's Elmwood Cemetery.
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• Name — L. B. Foote • Birth Name — Lewis Benjamin Foote • Born — 6 February 1873 • Birthplace — Foote's Cove, Pardy's Island, Burin Newfoundland • Died — 22 April 1957 • Place of death — Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada • Occupation — Photographer
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L.B. Foote was born in 1873 at Newfoundland.
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L.B. Foote died in 1957 at Winnipeg.
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