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Old Dufferin and Sapper's Bridges, Ottawa.

Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1969-1-1 | Copyright Expired

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Date

August 1877

Artist

Walter Chesterton (1845-1931)

Collection

Library and Archives Canada

Image Link

https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=FonAndCol&id=2837302&lang=eng

Description

Painted in 1877 is a view of the old Parliament Buildings, train station, townspeople on the main street, and fields where now lie the Chateau Laurier and Hull.

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Copyright Expired

Image Credit

Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1969-1-1

Location

Plaza Bridge, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Horse-drawn
Buildings
Trees
Fields
Bridges
People

Category

Buildings & Architecture

TWW Comment

Sappers Bridge was one of the first bridges in Ottawa (Bytown). It was built in 1827 over the Rideau Canal. It was demolished along with Dufferin Bridge in 1912 and Plaza Bridge was erected in roughly the same location.

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