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| Nom de l'objet : | Photograph |
| Titre : | Sleeman Women in Conservatory |
| Classification de l'objet : | Costume 1890s Children |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | 8: Communication Artifact |
| Sous-catégorie de l'objet : | Documentary Artifact |
| Numéro d'accession : | 1976.40.55 |
| Culture : | Canadian |
| Date de début de production : | 1890 |
| Date de fin de production : | 1900 |
| Date absolue : | circa 1895 |
| Description : | Brown glossy grey mount. Sarah Sleeman (matriarch) seated in foreground with her five daughters in their conservatory in their home on Waterloo Avenue. |
| Fonctions : | George Sleeman (b. 1841 d. 1926) took over the Silver Creek Brewing Company, established by his father, John, in 1861. George was active in city politics and business, serving as mayor three times (1880-82, 1892, 1905-6), on City council, spear-headed the contruction and operation the Guelph Street Railway Company (public transit) (1895-1903), chairman of Guelph Light and Heat Commission (1907-1917), and president of several community associations such as the Guelph Rifle association. Married to Sarah Hill, together they had 11 children. The Sleeman family lost the brewery in the early 1920's when George's son, Harry, was indicted for illegally distilling and selling whiskey. The Sleeman manor was a well known residence, often attracting sightseers on day outings. A very large manor, with elaborate furnishings such as a 22 seat maple walnut table in the dining room, the sidewalk was paved with the bottoms of beer bottles. A few of the Sleeman children continued to live in the manor into their old age. After being sold out of the family, it served as an inn, a restaurant and since the 1970s, has been a well-known strip club. |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | cm |
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Guelph |
| Province de l'établissement : | Ontario |
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