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Lazare and Johnny M Debassige at Ken McNary's camp in Kagawong, 1956
Lazare and Johnny M Debassige at Ken McNary's camp in Kagawong, 1956
Lazare and Johnny M Debassige at Ken McNary's camp in Kagawong, 1956
Lazare and Johnny M. Debassige at Ken McNary's camp in Kagawong, Manitoulin Island, in 1956. Taken by Ken McNary at his lumber camp in Kagawong, where both Lazare and Johnny worked.
Photographer
Described to Crystal Migwans by Lewis Debassige at the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation Sept 18, 09
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On the right: Lazare Debassige (Lewis' father), and on the left: Johnny M Debassige (Lewis' uncle, a war veteran), shown shaking hands in front of a house. Taken by Ken McNary at his lumber camp in Kagawong, Ontario, where both Lazare and Johnny worked. Ken McNary is described by Lewis as a "hillybilly millionare" who made his fortune running alcohol to Manitoulin.
Lewis Debassige
Provenance
Ken McNary shot this
About This GRASAC Record
Ken McNary, Lazare and Johnny M Debassige at Ken McNary's camp in Kagawong, 1956, Kagawong, Manitoulin Island, photograph, grasac_2054. Currently at the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation. Item viewed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip September 2009; GRASAC item id 1049.
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.