Image: ‘Auto Trucks on way to the Front’
Location: Wellington Street, in front of the Chateau Laurier, Ottawa, Ontario
Date of photo: 1914
Photographer/Source: Library and Archives Canada
In light of the new year, we take a look back at the Ottawa of 100 years ago. With 1914 marking the 100th anniversary of the beginning of World War I, such an image is a reminder of our history as both a city and a country, as well as a world.