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

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digital version from library was disappointed with it photos very smallWeb Links didn t work print edition might be better 088755735X Beautiful book with amazing pictures 088755735X In an expanding and socially fractious early twentieth century Winnipeg Lewis Benjamin Foote 1873 1957 rose to become the city s pre eminent commercial photographer Documenting everything from royal visits to deep poverty from the building of the landmark Fort Garry Hotel to the turmoil of the 1919 General Strike Foote s photographs have come to be iconic representations of early Winnipeg life They have been used to illustrate everything from academic histories to posters for rock concerts they have influenced the work of visual artists writers and musicians and they have represented Winnipeg to the nation But in Imagining Winnipeg historian Esyllt W Jones takes us beyond the iconic to reveal the complex artist behind the lens and the conflicting ways in which his photographs have been used to give credence to diverse and sometimes irreconcilable views of Winnipeg s past Incorporating 150 stunning photographs from the than 2000 images in the Archives of Manitoba Foote Collection Imagining Winnipeg challenges our understanding of visual history and the city we thought we knew Imagining Winnipeg History through the Photographs of L.B Foote.