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Multicultural Festival at Memorial Gardens

An Italian flag flies alongside a Canadian flag at Memorial Gardens during the Multicultural Festival (Italian Day) in 1981.
Bag From Gilson Manufacturing Company

A bag, likely from Gilson's early period manufacturing farm machinery.
Gilson Manufacturing Envelope

A letter from Gilson Manufacturing Company from 1941. The envelope has slogans pertaining to their Snowbird refrigerator line and their furnace line. In the post-war era, appliances came to dominate Gilson Manufacturing Company production.
Book of Blank Warranty and Agreement of Purchase Forms

This form contains a warranty on Gilson Manufacturing Company engines including a form for purchases using credit to verify the customer's ability to pay.
Gilson Employees, April 1911

Gilson workers standing in front of the original Gilson Manufacturing building on York Road.
Gilson Washing Machine Department Shop Floor

Gilson Manufacturing Company workers assembling washing machines.
Gilson Manufacturing Present Day View

The lot where Gilson Manufacturing once stood on York Road. Across the lot, you can see Owens Corning constructed in 1951 by Fibreglas Canada and one of the few large scale industrial features still operating in the Ward.
Present Day Site of the Gilson Manufacturing Company

A look, from York Road, across the barren lot where the Gilson Manufacturing Company once stood.