Bear monitor
Date1/31/1981
Names
Griffin, Doug
(photographer)
Toronto Star (Firm)
(publisher)
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Original Toronto Star caption: Bear monitor: John Gruben; a 16-year-old Inuit from Tuktoyaktuk; carries a Lee Enfield .303 as he protects people on Issungnak from polar bears. No one is allowed to wander the artificial island without a bear monitor. John earns $75 a day for a 12-hour shift.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0009543F
5/17/1958
5/2/1971
Approximately 1914
