Just got this print from an auction in Boston. It's from the 1874 Canadian Illustrated News. A bonus wasthe label on the back; it was framed in Guelph on Carden Street in the 1960's! That prompted me to include some extra 19th century illustrations of the Exhibition Grounds. Both maps below show the gatehouse on the corner of London and Exhibition. The 1874 Map shows the evolution of the grounds to include a horse race track around the grounds. The population of Guelph was about 4,500 people and by third day of the Exhibition attracted over 15,000 people. Note all the stables erected on Kathleen and Exhibition Streets.
Just got this print from an auction in Boston. It's from the 1874 Canadian Illustrated News. A bonus wasthe label on the back; it was framed in Guelph on Carden Street in the 1960's!
That prompted me to include some extra 19th century illustrations of the Exhibition Grounds. Both maps below show the gatehouse on the corner of London and Exhibition. The 1874 Map shows the evolution of the grounds to include a horse race track around the grounds.
The population of Guelph was about 4,500 people and by third day of the Exhibition attracted over 15,000 people. Note all the stables erected on Kathleen and Exhibition Streets.