▁a ▁new ▁portrait ▁studio ▁opened ▁by ▁Not man ▁( his ▁first ▁outside ▁of ▁Montreal ) ▁on ▁Well ington ▁Street ▁in ▁Ott awa ▁in ▁a ▁new ▁purpose - built ▁structure ▁across ▁from ▁the ▁new ▁Parliament ▁buildings . ▁T ople y ▁clearly ▁had ▁very ▁good ▁business ▁sense , ▁becoming ▁the ▁" prop ri et or " ▁of ▁the ▁Not man ▁studio ▁by ▁ 1 8 7 2 , ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁opening ▁a ▁studio ▁under ▁his ▁own ▁name . ▁King ▁McC ord ▁Arnold i ▁( arch itect ) ▁designed ▁the ▁studio ▁and ▁residence ▁on ▁Met cal fe ▁Street ▁at ▁Queen ▁Street ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 . ▁ ▁William ▁James ▁T ople y ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Camera ▁Club ▁of ▁Ott awa ▁( est ab lished ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 ), ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁club ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁and ▁remained ▁an ▁active ▁member ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁His ▁stat ure ▁within ▁the ▁phot ographic ▁community ▁sh aped ▁the ▁Camera ▁Club ▁of ▁Ott awa , ▁and ▁the ▁club ▁remains ▁active ▁to ▁this ▁time . ▁ ▁After ▁building ▁this ▁rather ▁over st ated ▁studio ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁he ▁soon ▁found ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁abandon ▁it ▁and ▁move ▁to ▁smaller ▁qu arters ▁on ▁S par ks ▁St ., ▁where ▁he ▁and ▁later ▁his ▁son ▁continued ▁to ▁operate ▁the ▁T ople y ▁studio ▁until ▁they ▁sold ▁it ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁The ▁studio ▁attract ed ▁many ▁political ▁figures