Building The Victoria Memorial Museum Building – 1909, 1911 & 2013

Museum construction photos taken around 1909 by James Ballantyne.

Museum Construction, James Ballantyne

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LAC indicate that the construction photos were taken in April 1899. This is based on an inscription on the photograph’s envelope. The Wikipedia entry indicates the site (Appin Place in Stewarton) wasn’t purchased until 1905 and construction didn’t begin until 1906 so it’s more likely that the photos were taken in April 1909.

Topley, 1911

These pictures were taken by William James Topley just after the museum was built in 1911.

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Victoria Memorial Museum Building Links

Ottawahh: The Victoria Memorial Museum Building – 1915 & 2014

Wikipedia: Victoria Memorial Museum Building / Canadian Museum of Nature

History of The Canadian Museum Of Nature

History of the Canadian Museum of Civilization


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