Guelph in postcards

Postcards of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, from my collection, spanning the early 20th century to the present. Click on postcard images to see them enlarged, and on Street View images (where given; copyright to Google) to compare with the present-day city. Also, check out my Flash from the Past columns with the Waterloo Record.

Friday, 30 March 2018

Personalizing postcards: X marks the spot

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Picture postcards were introduced in the Edwardian era as souvenirs and as collectors items. Yet, as often happens with popular products, c...
Sunday, 25 February 2018

"A national victory": The OAC triumphs in stock judging, 1907

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A cold but ebullient crowd of students presses around the Blacksmith Fountain in St. George's Square. Two of their number stand atop th...
Sunday, 28 January 2018

Trade cards and postcards: Selling Wm. Bell's pianos

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Imagine that you are going with your family to buy a piano in late Victorian Guelph. Having looked at the different makes and models, you h...
Wednesday, 27 December 2017

Xmas at Summerhill, 1904

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At Christmas time, it is fun to pick out a postcard with a seasonal message to investigate. This year's card conveys a scene from the c...
Thursday, 30 November 2017

The Brills of Guelph

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Postcard collectors know that the back of a postcard can be as interesting as the front. Just as the front may provide a picture of people,...
Tuesday, 31 October 2017

The Royal City and the Royal Coronation, 1911

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Any year has its beginnings and its endings and 1911 was no exception. In the British Empire, it was perhaps most noted for the beginning o...
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