British Columbia Postcards Collection

This is an historically significant collection of over 6,000 B.C. postcards that visually and vividly capture a wide array of places, people, events, industries, geographic landmarks, architectural highlights, modes of transportation – all associated with British Columbia. Many are from the "golden age" of postcards, 1900 to 1920, as well as the period from 1920 until WW2. Many of the cards are in excellent condition and a large percentage contain personal messages useful in documentation. This online collection contains a subset of the print collection.

This is an historically significant collection of over 6,000 B.C. postcards that visually and vividly capture a wide array of places, people, events, industries, geographic landmarks, architectural highlights, modes of transportation – all associated with British Columbia. Many are from the "golden age" of postcards, 1900 to 1920, as well as the period from 1920 until WW2. Many of the cards are in excellent condition and a large percentage contain personal messages useful in documentation. This online collection contains a subset of the print collection.

License and Usage Permissions

This collection contains many items for which copyright has expired in Canada. For items still under copyright protection, Simon Fraser University is not able to grant permission for their reuse. We encourage the appropriate use of images from this collection for educational and other not-for-profit purposes. Attribution/citation should be provided as follows: Image [insert image number here, eg. MSC130-2144-01] courtesy of the British Columbia Postcards Collection, a digital initiative of Simon Fraser University Library. Please include the website url when images are used in an offline or print-based context.

Simon Fraser University wishes to hear from any copyright owner, or their representative, who believes that this project has not properly attributed their work, or has used it without authorization. Please contact copy@sfu.ca and include the URL of the digital image in your message.

Acknowledgements

SFU Special Collections and Rare Books gratefully acknowledges the financial support provided by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre's "BC History Digitization Program" and the SFU Library's Scholarly Digitization Fund to make this collection available online.

Contributed by Special Collections and Rare Books, Simon Fraser University Library.

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Burns Monument, Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Name(s): Shaw & Co.
Description: Burns monument at Beacon Hill Park in Victoria, B.C. A man is shown sitting on a bench next to the monument.

Burrard Ave. Vanderhoof, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Burrard Avenue in Vanderhoof, B.C. Some storefronts and automobiles are shown.

Burrard Avenue, Vanderhoof, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Burrard Avenue in Vanderhoof, B.C. Some storefronts and automobiles are shown.

Burrard Bridge, looking north, Vancouver, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: View looking north across the bridge deck of the Burrard Bridge in Vancouver, B.C. Several automobiles are shown on the bridge.

Burrard Bridge, Van. B.C.

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Date: 1936
Description: View of the Burrard Bridge in Vancouver, B.C.

Burrard Bridge, Vancouver B.C. Canada.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Close view of the Burrard Bridge in Vancouver, B.C.

Burrard Bridge, Vancouver BC

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Date: 1932
Description: View of the Burrard Bridge in Vancouver, B.C. Two small boats are shown in the foreground.

Burrard Bridge, Vancouver, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Name(s): Spalding, Joseph Frederick, 1877-1958
Description: Burrard Bridge in Vancouver, B.C.

Burrard Bridge, Vancouver, Canada

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: View looking onto the bridge deck of the Burrard Bridge in Vancouver, B.C. Several automobiles are shown on the bridge.

Burrard Inlet

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Several small boats around a floating dock at Burrard Inlet, B.C. Some people are shown on the dock.

Burrard Inlet Enroute to Deep Cove

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: View of Burrad Inlet. Burnaby Mountain is shown on the other side of the inlet.

Burrard Inlet, Vancouver, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: View of some type of wharf and/or railway depot on Burrard Inlet at Vancouver, B.C.

Burrard Inlet, Vancouver, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: View of the Burrard Inlet at Vancouver, B.C. The North Shore Mountains are shown in the distance.

Burrard Inlet, Vancouver, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: View of a ship going through Burrard Inlet at Vancouver, B.C.

Burrard Inlet, Vancouver, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Name(s): Thompson Photo
Description: View of Burrard Inlet at Vancouver, B.C. Several vessels are shown.