Caption
Since Canada first achieved nationhood on July 1,1867, ceremonies and pageantry on Ottawa's Parliament Hill have led the country in celebrations to mark the birth of the Dominion of Canada. 93 years ago the city was a rip-roaring lumbering town at the juncture of 3 rivers: the mighty Ottawa, the gentle Rideau, the log-jammed Gatineau. Today, matured and mellow, the symbol of a nation's hopes for unity and peace, she holds an honoured place among the great capitals of the world.
Date
January 1, 1959
Accession Number
LAC-NFB92794
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011177304
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
As a beauty spot and tourist attraction Ottawa has few equals. Last summer an estimated quarter of a million people watched the daily changing of the guard on the Hill. This year the 2nd Battalion Canadian Guards from Camp Petawawa will perform the colourful ceremony. Time has invested the capital with a mantle of majesty which enables the city to conduct herself on great occasions as a fitting representative of all Canada.
Date
October 1, 1957
Accession Number
LAC-NFB83829
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176685
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
The Rideau Canal drifts placidly across the city. Beside Parliament Hill it steps up 81 feet from the historic Ottawa River through a series of locks at the foot of the familiar Chateau named to honour Canada's first French Canadian Prime Minister, Sir Wilfrid Laurier.
Date
January 1, 1959
Accession Number
LAC-NFB92843
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011177305
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Ottawa conjures up many images, none more vivid than the lovely Gothic spire of the Peace Tower which dominates the city's skyline and the colourful display of tulips -- largest in North America -- which lend a distinctive charm to the nation's capital.
Date
January 1, 1959
Accession Number
LAC-NFB92844
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011177306
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Photostory #261: Symbol of Confederation: Ottawa: The Nation's Capital
Photographers
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Maker
National Film Board of Canada
Release Date
June 14, 1960
Collection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
Main Text
Ottawa has been described as a city on its way to perfection. Set on a bluff overlooking the Ottawa River, it has been endowed by nature with a setting of unsurpassed grandeur. Down through the years a battery of town planners have implemented a master plan for Ottawa designed to create a capital city worthy of the nation. On Dominion Day the country pauses to celebrate and take stock, conscious of the need for the nation to be worthy of its destiny.
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