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Cameraman Nicholas Morant missed the greatest action photograph of his life when he didn't snap his fight with a grizzly bear. Here he is shown at Larch Valley, near Lake Louise
Cameraman Nicholas Morant missed the greatest action photograph of his life when he didn't snap his fight with a grizzly bear. Here he is shown at Larch Valley, near Lake Louise

Cameraman Nicholas Morant missed the greatest action photograph of his life when he didn't snap his fight with a grizzly bear. Here he is shown at Larch Valley, near Lake Louise

Date9/28/1940
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Original Toronto Star caption: Cameraman Nicholas Morant missed the greatest action photograph of his life when he didn't snap his fight with a grizzly bear. Here he is shown at Larch Valley, near Lake Louise
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0069277F
Nicholas Morant photgraphs appear frequently in The page - is a young Canadian With his wife he wanders about
Nicholas Morant photgraphs appear frequently in The page - is a young Canadian With his wife he wanders about
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Reminiscent of Jean Francois Millet's famous paining, The Gleaners, is this photograph taken by Nicholas Morant, noted Canadian photographer in Middle(...)
Reminiscent of Jean Francois Millet's famous paining, The Gleaners, is this photograph taken by Nicholas Morant, noted Canadian photographer in Middle(...)
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Morant, Nicholas Morant
Morant, Nicholas Morant
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11/22/1982
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Well-Travelled, 80-year-old Joseph Caulder of Yonge St. holds map showing his travels around the world as a Rotarian. He's pointing to Buenos Aires, one of the many cities in which he spoke to Rotariars. He thinks 1924 convention here greatest.
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6/5/1964
Startled motorists think be's outs when they bear security man Mark Carter sitting at a stoplight, singing and clicking his fingers, but most drive off with a smile. Mark, a 26-year-old native of Barbados, feels Metro people are much too glum and take life too seriously. You start singing, you feel better, he says.
Startled motorists think be's outs when they bear security man Mark Carter sitting at a stoplight, singing and clicking his fingers, but most drive off with a smile. Mark, a 26-year-old native of Barbados, feels Metro people are much too glum and take life too seriously. You start singing, you feel better, he says.
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And Away he Goes. Jim Orosz of Port Colborne flies through the air, but not with greatest of ease, as he and his motorcycle tumble down hill near the (...)
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