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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…
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.
Lou Fontinato, The Biltmore Mad Hatters
Guelph local and future New York Rangers NHL player Lou Fontinato.
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 "Snowbird" Refrigerators, Home Freezers, Washers, Dryers, Ranges
A Gilson Manufacturing Company Sign, Circa 1960.