Lakehead's Colourful Past

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Media Type: Publication
Description: Robert Flaherty ; born in Houghton (Minn.) ; came to Canada at age 12 ; prospects of mining ; attended Upper Canada College ; came to Port Arthur ; attented Port Arthur Collegiate Institute ; photography a hobby ; most striking photos of people of the north ; articles published in Geographical Review in 1918 ; determined to film Eskimo's story ; expedition funded ; story of Nanook's life ; Nanook of the North ; film opened at Capitol in June 1922 ; photo
Notes: Full text available in Newspaper Clipping File
File subject: LF - Thunder Bay - Biography - Flaherty, Robert
Subject(s): Photographers
Cinematographers
Documentary Films
Language of Item: English
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