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A Photographic Memory

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Essays

Sense of Space

Gallery - Symbolic Landscapes

The ideological undercurrents of Canada's political, domestic, natural and religious landscapes have all motivated development and expansion. Photographs can illustrate these complex and imaginative concepts. For example, while the image of a church interior depicts religious architecture, we may instead choose to read it as a symbol of the great ambitions that prompted European exploration.

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Photograph of the interior of the basilica at Saint-Anne-de-Beaupré, Quebec, 1889

Interior of the basilica at Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré shrine
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Quebec, 1889
Photographer: Jules-Ernest Livernois
PA-028797
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Black and white photograph of a lake with part of a canoe visible in the foreground; in the background: a shoreline covered in dense forest and a mountain range

View from west shore of Takla Lake looking towards Omineca Mountains
Takla Lake, British Columbia, September 1879
Photographer: Charles Horetzky
PA-022535
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Photograph showing the Ottawa River and entrance to the Rideau Canal, taken from the Library of Parliament, Ottawa, circa 1885-1898

View of the Library, Parliament Hill
Ottawa, Ontario, ca. 1885-1898
Photographer: Topley Studio
C-010479
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Photograph of a large kitchen with a wooden cooking stove, and a man reading a newspaper in the background, Ottawa, 1896

'The Ballantynes' kitchen, 54 Main Street, Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario, October 10, 1896
Photographer: James or May Ballantyne
PA-134211
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Photograph of child standing at the edge of a beach while waves roll in, near Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, date unknown

Cow Bay Beach
Near Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, unknown date
Photographer: unknown
PA-021065
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Photograph of the exterior of the Hollinger Gold Mine, Timmins, Ontario, 1912

Hollinger Gold Mine
Timmins, Ontario, 1912
Photographer: H. Peters
PA-029927
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Photograph showing a convoy of ships leaving the Saint Lawrence for open water, Gaspé, Quebec, 1914

First Canadian contingent
Gaspé, Quebec, 1914
Photographer: E. Espèrence
PA-030192
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Photograph of Banff taken from Tunnel Mountain, Banff National Park, Alberta, Oct. 1929

View of Banff from Tunnel Mountain
Banff National Park, Alberta, Oct. 1929
Photographer: William J. Oliver
PA-057241
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