Bank of Ottawa on Wellington Street

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Bank of Ottawa, Head Office, Wellington Street, 1901. Decorated for the Royal Visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York, the future King George V and Queen Mary. in the shadow of Parliament Hill, this branch of the Bank of Ottawa on Wellington Street as seen in 1901 was part of a financial institution that once thrived across the country. The bank was created in 1874 by Ottawa lumber barons to help finance their industry but eventually spread to western Canada. The bank eventually merged with the Bank of Nova Scotia in 1919. (Library and Archives Canada/PA-011822). "