1942 Print Editor John Wesley Dafoe Winnipeg Free Press Newspaper Field FZ3 XMA7 Please note the surface damage

Please note the surface damage located in the right portion of this engraving

Artist name printed on page

Product Type: Original Print

and the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington

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1942 Print Editor John Wesley Dafoe Winnipeg Free Press Newspaper Field FZ3 XMA7 Please note the surface damageThis is an original 1942 halftone print portrait of John Wesley Dafoe, a journalist and editor from the Manitoba Free Press where he worked from 1901 to 1944. He is shown in this image in the Cumbermere Valley, where he grew up. The newspaper was founded in 1872, and is the oldest newspaper in western Canada. Seen is there location on 300 Carlton Street, where it remained for 78 years until moved to 1355 Mountain Avenue. Photography by Brigdens.