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Date1948-07

Names

Ontario Reformatory (subject)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Unknown (photographer)

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: TS-2-125-GO-223

Subject

GeographyCity, town, townshipGuelph

GeographyProvince stateOntario

GeographyCountryCanada

Medium

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)

Object NumberTS-2-125-GO-223

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Guelph Reformatory

Guelph Reformatory

Ontario Reformatory

1953-06

Windows at the reformatory were smashed during the rioting and glass littered the floors inside the building and out in the courtyard

Windows at the reformatory were smashed during the rioting and glass littered the floors inside the building and out in the courtyard

Ontario Reformatory

7/7/1952

Shotgun at ready and with axe handles as clubs, the guard and his comrades are on the alert for new disturbances as the Guelph riot ended on a single command from superintendent, Gerald Wright

Shotgun at ready and with axe handles as clubs, the guard and his comrades are on the alert for new disturbances as the Guelph riot ended on a single command from superintendent, Gerald Wright

Ontario Reformatory

7/7/1952

Guelph Reformatory riots

Guelph Reformatory riots

Ontario Reformatory

1952-08

Prisoners run for shelter as water, tear gas pours on them

Prisoners run for shelter as water, tear gas pours on them

Ontario Reformatory

7/7/1952

Brennan, Pat

9/9/1982

On verge of collapse, two prisoners get a drink of water

On verge of collapse, two prisoners get a drink of water

Ontario Reformatory

7/8/1952

Hold-outs after riot was quelled after closely watched by guards armed with shotguns threatening the 200 if they again became unruly, violent after others surrendered

Hold-outs after riot was quelled after closely watched by guards armed with shotguns threatening the 200 if they again became unruly, violent after others surrendered

Gale, Jack

7/7/1952

Biggest riot in Ontario penal history, the week-en outbreak at the Ontario reformatory, Guelph, shown in this airphoto, caused damage estimated up to $1,000,000 as the institution was left in partial ruins

Biggest riot in Ontario penal history, the week-en outbreak at the Ontario reformatory, Guelph, shown in this airphoto, caused damage estimated up to $1,000,000 as the institution was left in partial ruins

Cole, Eric

7/7/1952

Guelph Reformatory riot

Guelph Reformatory riot

Ontario Reformatory

1952-08

Prisoner hands in meat cleaver to guard

Prisoner hands in meat cleaver to guard

Ontario Reformatory

1952-08

Bursting among rioting prisoners at the Ontario reformatory, Guelph, tear gas bombs help quell violence

Bursting among rioting prisoners at the Ontario reformatory, Guelph, tear gas bombs help quell violence

Ontario Reformatory

7/7/1952