{"product_id":"sparks-street-ottawa-1909","title":"Sparks Street, Ottawa, 1909 - Framed Print","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCOMING SOON!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe have ordered the high-resolution archival master from Library and Archives Canada and will release this print once the image has been prepared and approved for fine-art reproduction.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBeautifully reproduced on 310 gsm fine-art paper and presented behind shatter-resistant plexiglass in a timeless matte-black wood frame, this photograph depicts a winter morning on Sparks Street, Ottawa, captured in December 1909 by celebrated Canadian photographer William James Topley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003ePhotographed from high above the street, this remarkable view looks down on a bustling capital in motion: an electric streetcar makes its way along snow-lined tracks, pedestrians gather beneath storefront awnings, overhead wires criss-cross the street, and one solitary figure strides directly across the rails in front of the approaching car. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThe elevated viewpoint turns an everyday moment into an extraordinary record of urban life. Look closely and the photograph begins to reveal dozens of smaller stories — people walking to work, figures gathered on the sidewalks, shopfronts and signs, elaborate commercial architecture, and the infrastructure of a rapidly modernizing Canadian city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eTopley was one of Ottawa's most important early photographers. After beginning his career with the renowned William Notman photographic enterprise, he established a major Ottawa studio and spent decades documenting the people, buildings and streets of Canada's capital.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArchival source\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe surviving original is a 12.7 × 17.7 cm black-and-white glass-plate negative held by Library and Archives Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe small digital copy currently available online does not contain sufficient detail for the quality of reproduction we require at Heritage Prints. We have ordered the highest-resolution archival master available from Library and Archives Canada and are awaiting delivery before preparing this photograph for print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWilliam James Topley, Sparks Street, December 1909\u003cbr\u003eLibrary and Archives Canada\u003cbr\u003ePA-009592 · MIKAN 3325947\u003cbr\u003eOriginal: black-and-white glass-plate negative, 12.7 × 17.7 cm\u003cbr\u003eCopyright: Expired · Restrictions on use: Nil\u003cbr\u003eCredit: William James Topley\/Library and Archives Canada\/PA-009592\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrint details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDesigned and printed in Canada\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100% pinewood frame, 310 gsm fine-art paper and shatter-resistant plexiglass. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eHanging hardware arrives pre-installed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMatte-black frame\u003c\/strong\u003e with brown paper backing, pre-installed hanging hardware and rubber bumpers; frame assembled in the USA from globally sourced components\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShipping within Canada\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShipping is charged according to print size. Applicable GST\/HST\/QST is added at checkout.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e40\" × 28\"\u003c\/strong\u003e — $69.95\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top: 24px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 15px !important; color: #777; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.4;\"\u003e Product design, presentation and original content © Heritage Prints.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Printify","offers":[{"title":"40\" x 28\" (Horizontal) \/ Black Frame \/ Fine Art","offer_id":48189531521189,"sku":"60110710162408153928","price":299.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2979\/0708\/files\/15973456425673336815_2048.jpg?v=1787878557","url":"https:\/\/heritageprints.ca\/products\/sparks-street-ottawa-1909","provider":"Heritage Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}