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Help us identify the handsome mystery man in this 1940's photo!

The owner of this Vancouver photo writes: "None of us in the family have a clue who this fellow is or how he got into my mother's photo album! She and my dad are long gone, so there's no one to ask.

The owner of this Vancouver photo writes:

"None of us in the family have a clue who this fellow is or how he got into my mother's photo album! She and my dad are long gone, so there's no one to ask. But this photo seems to show the perfect man of the 1940's: sharp suit with a perfect fit and drape, clean shaven, and gloweringly handsome. This looks like a man who was confident in his abilities and looks. I wonder who he was?"

The story behind the man who captured this photo? Well, from 1934 to 1979, street photographer Foncie Pulice set up his camera on Vancouver city sidewalks and snapped candid shots of people strolling by. For almost half a century, he took thousands of photos, unwittingly capturing moments in time, the history of a city, and the lives of British Columbians. Photo negatives of Foncie’s images do not exist. He destroyed most of them when he retired. Until recently there was no central archive or collection.

Documentary filmmaker Melanie Wood and British Columbia’s Knowledge Network changed that by bringing these photographs together – collecting them from albums around the province and giving them a public home online and in the film Foncie's Corner. The photos continue to stream in and Melanie shares them with us regularly so we can share them here on our blog.

This is a story about Vancouver, about British Columbia, and about it’s people... so they need your help. Visit Knowledge.ca/FonciesCorner to add your photos and stories to the collection.