Photographer. William James Topley was a Canadian photographer based in Ottawa, Ontario. He was born in 1845 in Montreal, Canada East to John Topley, a saddler and harness maker, and Anna Delia Harrison. A large number of photographs by Topley are now in the collection of Library and Archives Canada, including approximately 150,000 glass plates negatives and a set of 66 index albums covering the entire history of his Ottawa studios from 1868 until 1923.
The village of Topley in British Columbia is named in his honour.
The village of Topley in British Columbia is named in his honour.
Photographer. William James Topley was a Canadian photographer based in Ottawa, Ontario. He was born in 1845 in Montreal, Canada East to John Topley, a saddler and harness maker, and Anna Delia Harrison. A large number of photographs by Topley are now in the collection of Library and Archives Canada, including approximately 150,000 glass plates negatives and a set of 66 index albums covering the entire history of his Ottawa studios from 1868 until 1923.
The village of Topley in British Columbia is named in his honour.
The village of Topley in British Columbia is named in his honour.
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