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Photography Historical

An Ottawa Album

Glimpses of the Way We Were

by (author) Marion Van de Wetering

Publisher
Dundurn Press
Initial publish date
Oct 1997
Category
Historical, General, General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780888821959
    Publish Date
    Oct 1997
    List Price
    $19.99
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781554880751
    Publish Date
    Oct 1997
    List Price
    $7.99

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Description

This illustrated history of Ottawa traces the city’s development from the days when Bytown was a lumber village to its emergence as Canada’s capital and fourth-largest urban area. From the earliest photographs of the original Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings, through the VE-Day and VJ-Day celebrations at the end of World War II and beyond, this beautiful book of superb black-and-white photographs and informative text offers a charming glimpse of the evolving city.

The photographs have been chosen both for their historical importance and their quality as visual art. They show a cross-section of life in the developing capital from the formality of Rideau Hall to working people selling wood and straw in Byward Market. This art, among the best from Canada’s early photographers, has been culled from major collections in the National Archives of Canada and Ottawa’s city archives. Many of the photographs have never been published before.

About the author

Born in Powell River, BC, Marion Van de Wetering is a graduate of the University of Guelph. She has written articles for the Toronto Star and is a parttime graduate student at the University of Ottawa. Marion and her husband, writer Mark Bourrie, live in Ottawa.

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Editorial Reviews

"With its superior photography and broad canvas, An Ottawa Album [will] appeal to a wide audience."

Canadian Book Review Annual