▁for ▁his ▁portrait ure ▁of ▁Canadian ▁polit icians , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁business ▁partner ▁of ▁William ▁Not man , ▁taking ▁over ▁Not man ' s ▁Ott awa ▁studio ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 . ▁A ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁photograph s ▁by ▁T ople y ▁are ▁now ▁in ▁the ▁collection ▁of ▁Library ▁and ▁Archives ▁Canada , ▁including ▁approximately ▁ 1 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁glass ▁pl ates ▁neg atives ▁and ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁ 6 6 ▁index ▁albums ▁covering ▁the ▁entire ▁history ▁of ▁his ▁Ott awa ▁stud ios ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁ ▁William ▁James ▁T ople y ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 5 ▁in ▁Montreal , ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁A yl mer , ▁a ▁town ▁just ▁outside ▁Ott awa ▁in ▁modern - day ▁Quebec . ▁His ▁first ▁expos ure ▁to ▁phot ography ▁was ▁from ▁his ▁mother , ▁who ▁purchased ▁a ▁camera ▁in ▁Montreal ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 5 0 s . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 8 , ▁T ople y ▁was ▁listed ▁as ▁an ▁it iner ant ▁photograph er , ▁but ▁by ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁he ▁was ▁working ▁at ▁app rent ice ▁w ages ▁for ▁William ▁Not man ▁in ▁Montreal . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁the ▁year ▁of ▁Canada ' s ▁conf eder ation , ▁when ▁T ople y ▁was ▁only ▁ 2 2 ▁years ▁old , ▁he ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁charge ▁of