<h3>Grist Mill on Alan Site</h3>
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.
David Allan
The University of Guelph McLaughlin Library Archives, Call Number: <span class="EXLAvailabilityCallNumber">XR1 MS A088 Boxed with XR1 MS A061</span>
The University of Guelph McLaughlin Library Archives
1869
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Grist Mill on Allan Mill Site
Allan Mill, Guelph, Ontario, 1869
<h3>Taylor-Forbes Company Limited</h3>
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."
Taylor-Forbes Company
University of Guelph McLaughlin Library Archives Regional History Collection, Catalogue Number: <span class="EXLAvailabilityCallNumber">XR1 MS A017</span>
University of Guelph McLaughlin Library Archives
1924
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Taylor-Forbes Company
Taylor-Forbes Company, Guelph, Ontario, 1924
<h3>Bird's Eye View, Taylor-Forbes Company</h3>
A view of the Taylor-Forbes Company building in an unknown year.
Unidentified
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Taylor-Forbes Company
Taylor-Forbes Company, Guelph, Ontario
<h3>Contemporary View Down Morris Street Toward York Road</h3>
On the right hand side of this photo, down Morris Street, closer to York Road is the former Biltmore Hats location.
Spencer Hamelin
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The Ward Project
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View Down Morris Street Towards York Road
Morris Street, Guelph, Ontario, 2013
<h3>Biltmore Madhatters Crest</h3>
Biltmore Madhatters crest from an unspecified year.
Unknown
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Biltmore Madhatters
Guelph, Ontario
<h3>1938 Biltmore Strike Committee</h3>
The Biltmore Hats Strike Committee in a residential area, 1938.
Unknown
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Guelph Civic Museum
1938
Guelph Civic Museum
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Biltmore Hats Strike Committee
Biltmore Hats, Guelph, Ontario, 1938
<h3>Canteen Girls Biltmore Hats Strike July 22 1938 Local 82</h3>
Women participants in the activities of the 1938 Biltmore Strike.
Unknown
Guelph Civic Museum, Catalogue Number: 2005.4.1
Guelph Civic Museum
1938
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Biltmore Hats Canteen Girls
Biltmore Hats, Guelph, Ontario, 1938
<h3>Guelph Biltmores, 1957 OHA Champions</h3>
The 1957 OHA champions: one of the many success stories to originate from Biltmore sponsored hockey teams.
Unknown
Guelph Civic Museum, Catalogue Number: 2001.10.2
Guelph Civic Museum
1957
Guelph Civic Museum
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Guelph Civic Museum Collection
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Guelph Biltmores
Guelph Biltmores, Guelph, Ontario, 1957
<h3>Biltmore Beaver Pelt Felt Hat</h3>
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 rebuilt the building to accomodate expanded production.
Biltmore Hats
Guelph Civic Museum, Catalogue Number: 1979.19.15
Guelph Civic Museum
November 16th, 1973
Guelph Civic Museum
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Biltmore Hat
Biltmore Hats, Guelph, Ontario, 1973
<h3>Gilson Manufacturing Present Day View</h3>
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.
Spencer Hamelin
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The Ward Project
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The Ward Project
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Gilson Manufacturing Company Lot
Gilson Manufacturing Company Lot, Guelph, Ontario, 2013