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The Northern Rubber Company Building
Two views of the Northern Rubber Company building from around the intersection of Huron Street and Alice Street.
Grist Mill on Alan Site
Across the Speed River from the Alan Mill was the Alan Mill distillery. It was on the former site of the distillery that the Taylor-Forbes Company and later the W.C. Wood Company was constructed.
Taylor-Forbes Company Limited
A 1924 publication of the Taylor-Forbes Company. Photo caption reads: "General View of Factories Covering Nearly-Ten-Acres of Ground, Taylor-Forbes Company. Limited Guelph.ONT."
Bird's Eye View, Taylor-Forbes Company
A view of the Taylor-Forbes Company building in an unknown year.
Contemporary View Down Morris Street Toward York Road
On the right hand side of this photo, down Morris Street, closer to York Road is the former Biltmore Hats location.
Biltmore Madhatters Crest
Biltmore Madhatters crest from an unspecified year.
1938 Biltmore Strike Committee
The Biltmore Hats Strike Committee in a residential area, 1938.
Canteen Girls Biltmore Hats Strike July 22 1938 Local 82
Women participants in the activities of the 1938 Biltmore Strike.
Guelph Biltmores, 1957 OHA Champions
The 1957 OHA champions: one of the many success stories to originate from Biltmore sponsored hockey teams.
Biltmore Beaver Pelt Felt Hat
The use of felt in the production of this hat harkens back to a high point in the success of Biltmore Hats in the Ward. Biltmore, in 1953, accumulated enough capital to buy out their supplier Lancashire Felt on the corner of York and Morris and…
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.