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Mural on the side of City Vac at 93 Elizabeth Street in Guelph
A mural on the side of the City Vac shop at 93 Elizabeth Street. This mural demonstrates the continuing presence of the Italian community in Guelph.
Lyon Park
James Walter Lyon used the land he had purchased, not only for industry, but for parks. Lyon donated the land necessary for the creation of Riverside Park in 1905 which some suspect was a ploy at generating more traffic for Lyon's Guelph Radial…
Multicultural Festival at Memorial Gardens
An Italian flag flies alongside a Canadian flag at Memorial Gardens during the Multicultural Festival (Italian Day) in 1981.
Mural on the side of City Vac at 93 Elizabeth Street in Guelph
A mural on the side of the City Vac shop at 93 Elizabeth Street. This mural demonstrates the continuing presence of the Italian community in Guelph.
Northern Rubber Co. Ltd. Winners of the Collyer Challenge Cup
Northern Rubber Company employees or sponsored runners, victorious in the Collyer Challenge Cup in 1926.
Pictures of C.P.R. Train and Track, Guelph
A CPR train during a time period in which St. Patrick's Ward became a fully industrialized neighbourhood in Guelph.
Present Day Site of Taylor-Forbes and W.C. Wood
A photograph taken from Arthur Street of what remains of the industrial legacy that existed between Neeve, Cross, and Arthur Streets.
Present Day Site of the Gilson Manufacturing Company
A look, from York Road, across the barren lot where the Gilson Manufacturing Company once stood.
Prime Minister Mackenzie King Speaking With Walter Tucker
Prime Minister Mackenzie King meeting with future Church of the Universe founder and owner of the abandoned IMICO building Walter Tucker. This photo was taken while Tucker was MP for Rosthern, Saskatchewan.
Rick Ferraro Button
Rick Ferraro is a Guelph born politician who was the first Italian-Canadian Member of Provincial Parliament. Ferraro represented Wellington South from 1985 to 1990. Ferraro advocated St. Joseph's hospital becomming an acute care facility but lost in…
Sacred Heart School Boxing Club
The Sacred Heart School Boxing Club was composed, predominantly, of Italian youth. This photo is from 1945.