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Samuel Rife
CA ON00126 F38-F38-0-14-F38-0-14-0-0-23 · Item · [18--?]
Part of R.A.M. Stewart fonds

This photograph of a drawing shows the son of Samuel Rife Sr. He was only 9 years old when he accompanied his father and John Galt to fell the first tree in what would become the future town of Guelph.

Home of John Breese
CA ON00126 F38-F38-0-14-F38-0-14-0-0-24 · Item · [19--?]
Part of R.A.M. Stewart fonds

This photograph shows the house where John Galt and Sam Rife first meet in 1827. The house stands close to Rife's creek on highway #24 between Yourock and Glen Christie.

St. George's Square
CA ON00126 F38-F38-0-14-F38-0-14-0-0-240 · Item · [187-?]
Part of R.A.M. Stewart fonds

This photograph in St. George's Square shows a number of businesses at the corner of Douglas Street and Quebec Street East. Included are the Victoria Hotel, R. Crawford's jewelry and watchmaking shop, and Mitchell and Tovell Undertakers and Furniture Store. At the bottom left of the image can be seen the rubble from St. George's Church which was torn down in the Square and moved to its present location on Woolwich Street.

Quebec Street
CA ON00126 F38-F38-0-14-F38-0-14-0-0-245 · Item · ca. 1870
Part of R.A.M. Stewart fonds

This photograph looks west along the south side of Quebec Street towards Norfolk Street.

Post Office
CA ON00126 F38-F38-0-14-F38-0-14-0-0-246 · Item · 1879
Part of R.A.M. Stewart fonds

This photograph shows the Post Office at St. George's Square and Upper Wyndham St.

Douglas Street
CA ON00126 F38-F38-0-14-F38-0-14-0-0-251 · Item · ca. 1875
Part of R.A.M. Stewart fonds

This photograph looks down Douglas Street in Guelph to St. George's Church.

St. George's Square
CA ON00126 F38-F38-0-14-F38-0-14-0-0-253 · Item · ca. 1874
Part of R.A.M. Stewart fonds

This photograph shows the Old Wellington Hotel that stood in St. George's Square.

Alma block
CA ON00126 F38-F38-0-14-F38-0-14-0-0-256 · Item · ca. 1870
Part of R.A.M. Stewart fonds

This photograph shows the new Alma Block, located on the east side of Upper Wyndham Street. The fenced area to the left of the buildings is the site where the New Wellington Hotel would be built.

Site of Wellington Hotel
CA ON00126 F38-F38-0-14-F38-0-14-0-0-257 · Item · 1874
Part of R.A.M. Stewart fonds

This photograph shows the site where the New Wellington Hotel would be built, on the corner of Woolwich and Upper Wyndham Streets. The Old Wellington Hotel in St. George's Square was purchased by a group of local businessmen and razed soon before construction of the new hotel began at this site.

Newton House
CA ON00126 F38-F38-0-14-F38-0-14-0-0-267 · Item · [18--?]
Part of R.A.M. Stewart fonds

The Newton House shown here was probably located near the Great Western Railway station by Alma Street.

St. Andrew's Church
CA ON00126 F38-F38-0-14-F38-0-14-0-0-288 · Item · [1871?]
Part of R.A.M. Stewart fonds

This photograph shows St. Andrew's Church at Suffolk and Norfolk Streets. This church was furnished and opened for the first time July 1st, 1859.

Norfolk Street
CA ON00126 F38-F38-0-14-F38-0-14-0-0-290 · Item · ca. 1870
Part of R.A.M. Stewart fonds

This photograph looks north up Norfolk Street towards St. Andrew's Church. The house shown here belonged to Charles Raymond, a prominent local businessman.

Rev. John Hogg
CA ON00126 F38-F38-0-14-F38-0-14-0-0-291 · Item · [18--?]
Part of R.A.M. Stewart fonds

This photograph shows the Reverend John Hogg, Minister of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church from 1858-1877.

St. George's Church
CA ON00126 F38-F38-0-14-F38-0-14-0-0-295 · Item · ca. 1870
Part of R.A.M. Stewart fonds

This photograph shows the front of St. George's Church when it was located in St. George's Square.

St. George's Church
CA ON00126 F38-F38-0-14-F38-0-14-0-0-298 · Item · 1872
Part of R.A.M. Stewart fonds

This photograph depicts the completion of construction on the spires of St. George's Church. The photograph looks east across the Speed River from Eramosa Hill.

Archdeacon Palmer's house
CA ON00126 F38-F38-0-14-F38-0-14-0-0-299 · Item · [18--?]
Part of R.A.M. Stewart fonds

Known as Tyrcathleen (and later as Ker Cavan), Archdeacon Palmer's house is shown here in this photograph.