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James Ballantyne fonds [graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1889-1916.

Reference:

R8197-0-4-E

Type of material:

Photographs

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

185916

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James Ballantyne fonds
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Fonds includes:

775 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1889-1916.

Place of creation:

Ontario

Added country of publication:

Québec (Province), United Kingdom, New Jersey, Massachusetts

Extent:

775 photographs : b&w.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of photographs illustrating: the daily life of the Ballantyne family and their relatives and friends such as the Barry, Brown, Harmer, Harvey, Lees, Robson and Taylor families as well as J.G. and R.B. Whyte; street scenes, landscapes and events in and around Ottawa, Ont., 1889-1916; exterior and interior views of homes and others buildings; street scenes and landscapes in and around Ottawa including Ottawa East, Rockcliffe, Hog's Back, Billings Bridge, and Chelsea; events occurring in and around Ottawa such as an election in Ottawa East in January 1902, and the construction of the Victoria Memorial Museum, Ottawa, between 1905 and 1912. Photographs taken by James Ballantyne.

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Ballantyne, James, 1835-1925

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Photographer: Ballantyne, May, 1864-1929

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Ballantyne, James, 1835-1925 : James Ballantyne was born 9 March 1835 in Newcastleton, Scotland, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ballantyne. In 1840, when Ballantyne was five years of age, he emigrated with his parents to Canada and settled with them on a farm near Smith Falls. He received his early education in public and private schools in the Smith Falls's area. In 1863, he came to Ottawa and established a barrel factory on Green Island, New Edinburgh, which was later destroyed in a fire. Thereafter, he moved to Ottawa East and, in partnership with his brother Thomas, he established a cooperage factory, J. and T. Ballantyne, which came to specialize in selling fuel. J. and T. Ballantyne was active until the 1960's.

Mr. Ballantyne was active in civic and municipal politics, as well as county politics. He was a member of the Carleton County Council for nine years and warden for one year. In provincial and federal politics his leanings were with the Liberal Party. In religion, he was a member of the Unitarian Church. Ballantyne was also one of the original members of the Ottawa Camera Club, established in 1894. Together with his wife, Mary Ballantyne (née Foster) of Smith Falls, he had four children, Isa May, Norman, Lillie and Adam Ballantyne. James Ballantyne died 6 April 1925, in Ottawa, Ontario. Ottawa Journal. 7 April 1925, p. 14.

Finding aid:

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Photographs: (Paper) Finding aid 227 is an item level printout with an introduction to the collection and a list of captions. FA-227 is located in the Photography Acquisition and Research accession file. FA-227 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/p000002306.pdf

Photographs: (Electronic) Item level descriptions available on-line in MIKAN. (90: Open)

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General note:

Material acquired from Mr. and Mrs. S.T. Ballantyne, Ottawa, Ont. between 1981 and 1986. Five albums of prints, originally accepted on deposit, were returned to S.T. Ballantyne at the request of the Ballantyne family in April 1986.

Exhibitions note:

Six of the photographs were featured in the 1983 exhibition "Private Realms of Light: Amateur Photography in Canada 1839-1940" and the companion book. The Ballantyne fonds was also publicized by means of an entry in the National Archives of Canada publication entitled Guide to Canadian Photographic Archives.
Subject heading:

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Rideau Canal (Ont.)

Canal Rideau (Ont.)

Ottawa (Ont.)
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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1980-232 NPC
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Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Box [BALLANTYNE, JAMES 1980-232]

[Consultation 90 Open]

127--129;

[Consultation 90 Open]

1257--1266;

[Consultation 90 Open]

4460;

[Consultation 90 Open]

5688;

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Photographs: No restrictions on use. Copyright expired. Credit: James Ballantyne / National Archives of Canada / copy negative number.

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