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City of Guelph
This map displays the Corporation boundaries from 1840 until 1979. This photo makes the process of urban change in Guelph apparent over the course of…
Sewing and Cementing: The Northern Rubber Co. Ltd., Guelph, September 1932
Northern Rubber Company staff in 1932.
Multicultural Festival at Memorial Gardens
An Italian flag flies alongside a Canadian flag at Memorial Gardens during the Multicultural Festival (Italian Day) in 1981.
Sartorio’s Sons of Italy Band
A 1927 photograph of the Sons of Italy in Guelph previous to the discrimination and isolation of the Second World War. Visible in the photo are both the Union Jack and the flag of the Kingdom of Italy in the background. Italy was, at the time,…
Lady Employees of Northern Rubber Co. Ltd. 1932
A staff photo of Shoe Room employees taken in 1932.
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…
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.
The Northern Rubber Company Building
Two views of the Northern Rubber Company building from around the intersection of Huron Street and Alice Street.
City of Guelph
This map displays the Corporation boundaries from 1840 until 1979. This photo makes the process of urban change in Guelph apparent over the course of over a century.
Guelph Station on Grand Trunk Railway 1869
Guelph station on Grand Trunk Railway in 1869.
Canadian Pacific Railway and Grand Trunk Railway Postcards, Guleph
A collection of postcards from Guelph showing the significance of rail to the city's history.