page_title: Joe Fortes
hierarchical_section_title: Joe Fortes
caption_attribution_description: English: Original caption: “Joe Fortes.”
context_page_description: Joseph Seraphim Fortes was a British-Canadian lifeguard. He was a prominent figure in the early history of Vancouver, and the city's first official lifeguard.
context_section_description: Joseph Seraphim Fortes (9 February 1863 – 4 February 1922) was a British-Canadian lifeguard. He was a prominent figure in the early history of Vancouver, and the city's first official lifeguard.
caption: Joe Fortes standing on the beach at English Bay, Vancouver, Canada. This portrait was part of a collage in a Canada Post Stamp that honoured him.
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