Lewis Debassige at Ken McNary's camp, Kagawong, 1956

Lewis Debassige at Ken McNary's camp, Kagawong, 1956

Lewis Debassige at Ken McNary's camp, Kagawong, 1956

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Introduction

Photograph of a young Lewis Debassige at Ken McNary's camp, in Kagawong, Manitoulin Island, 1956. Taken by Lazare Debassige, Lewis's father.

Name of Maker(s): Lazare Debassige
Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Nation of Origin

Lazare Debassige was the photographer.

Date Made or Date Range: 1956
Motifs and Patterns

Lewis Debassige at 10 years old, smiling for the camera at Ken McNary's camp where his father, Lazare Debassige, worked.

Original and Subsequent Uses

Family photo

Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Lewis Debassige

Current Location: Ojibwe Cultural Foundation, M'Chigeeng First Nation
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: grasac_2057
Collection Narratives and Histories

Taken by Lazare Debassige, Lewis' father. Lazare was known as "kind of a shutterbug", and took this and many other pictures with the brownie camera that is now also part of the family collection. This photo was passed down to Lewis from Lazare.

GKS Reference Number: 1051
How to Cite this Item

Lazare Debassige, Lewis Debassige at Ken McNary's camp, Kagawong, 1956, Kagawong, Manitoulin Island, photograph, grasac_2056. Currently at the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation. Item viewed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip September 2009; GRASAC item id 1051.

Record Creation Context

The information in this entry was told to Crystal Migwans by Lewis Debassige at the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation Sept 18, 2009, in the form of a series of stories relating to each image in the collection. Lewis agreed to share these stories Crystal took notes, using Lewis' exact words where possible, and entered it in the database afterward. These stories were shared with us at the formal request of Cory Wilmott.

Approximate Place of Origin

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