{"id":786,"date":"2013-09-13T01:00:33","date_gmt":"2013-09-13T05:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/?p=786"},"modified":"2014-06-03T01:54:06","modified_gmt":"2014-06-03T05:54:06","slug":"victoria-museum-1899-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/?p=786","title":{"rendered":"Building The Victoria Memorial Museum Building &#8211; 1909, 1911 &#038; 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Museum construction photos taken around 1909 by <a href=\"http:\/\/collectionscanada.gc.ca\/pam_archives\/index.php?fuseaction=genitem.displayItem&#038;lang=eng&#038;rec_nbr=185916\">James Ballantyne<\/a>.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Museum Construction, James Ballantyne<\/h3>\n<p><div id='wpgslider786_0' class='wpgslider-container wpgalignleft'><div id='wpgslider786_0_slider' class='nivoSlider'><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Building-Victoria-Museum-6-Apr-1899-1.jpg' title='Building Victoria Museum - 6 - Apr 1899-1' class='wpg_slide_image' ><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Building-Victoria-Museum-6-Apr-1899-1.jpg&a=t&w=743&h=536&q=100' alt='Building Victoria Museum - 6 - Apr 1899-1'   \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Building-Victoria-Museum-6-Apr-1899-2.jpg' title='Building Victoria Museum - 6 - Apr 1899-2' class='wpg_slide_image' ><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Building-Victoria-Museum-6-Apr-1899-2.jpg&a=t&w=743&h=536&q=100' alt='Building Victoria Museum - 6 - Apr 1899-2'   \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Building-Victoria-Museum-6-Apr-1899-blend.jpg' title='Building Victoria Museum - 6 - Apr 1899-blend' class='wpg_slide_image' ><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Building-Victoria-Museum-6-Apr-1899-blend.jpg&a=t&w=743&h=536&q=100' alt='Building Victoria Museum - 6 - Apr 1899-blend'   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> var jqu = jQuery.noConflict(); 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height: 180px; border: 0px solid ##000000; overflow:hidden; float:left; margin:0px 15px 15px 0px;} #wpg_thumb_gallery786_4 img:hover {border-color: ##800000;} #wpg_thumb_gallery786_4 img.last_thumb {margin-right:0px;} <\/style><script type='text\/javascript'>jQuery(document).ready(\tfunction() {\tjQuery('#wpg_thumb_gallery786_4 a').colorbox({transition:'elastic', width:'90%', height:'90%'\t\t});});<\/script><\/p>\n<p>LAC indicate that the construction photos were taken in April 1899. This is based on an inscription on the photograph&#8217;s envelope. The Wikipedia entry indicates the site (Appin Place in Stewarton) wasn&#8217;t purchased until 1905 and construction didn&#8217;t begin until 1906 so it&#8217;s more likely that the photos were taken in April 1909.<\/p>\n<h3>Topley, 1911<\/h3>\n<p>These pictures were taken by <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_James_Topley\">William James Topley<\/a> just after the museum was built in 1911.<\/p>\n<p><div id='wpgslider786_4' class='wpgslider-container wpgalignleft'><div id='wpgslider786_4_slider' class='nivoSlider'><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Victoria-Memorial-Museum-1a-Topley-1911-1.jpg' title='Victoria Memorial Museum - 1a - Topley - 1911-1' class='wpg_slide_image' ><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Victoria-Memorial-Museum-1a-Topley-1911-1.jpg&a=t&w=743&h=534&q=100' alt='Victoria Memorial Museum - 1a - Topley - 1911-1'   \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Victoria-Memorial-Museum-1a-Topley-1911-2.jpg' title='Victoria Memorial Museum - 1a - Topley - 1911-2' class='wpg_slide_image' ><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Victoria-Memorial-Museum-1a-Topley-1911-2.jpg&a=t&w=743&h=534&q=100' alt='Victoria Memorial Museum - 1a - Topley - 1911-2'   \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Victoria-Memorial-Museum-1a-Topley-1911-blend.jpg' title='Victoria Memorial Museum - 1a - Topley - 1911-blend' class='wpg_slide_image' ><img src='http:\/\/www.ottawahh.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wordpress-gallery-plugin\/timthumb.php?src=\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Victoria-Memorial-Museum-1a-Topley-1911-blend.jpg&a=t&w=743&h=534&q=100' alt='Victoria Memorial Museum - 1a - Topley - 1911-blend'   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> var jqu = jQuery.noConflict(); 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