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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Canadian Bank of Commerce, Vancouver, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Canadian Bank of Commerce in Vancouver, B.C. Some pedestrians are shown.

Canadian Government Salmon Hatchery, Harrison Lake

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Date: 1915
Description: The Canadian government salmon hatchery at Harrison Lake, B.C.

Canadian Legion Memorial Camp, Semiahmoo Bay,B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Canadian Legion Memorial Camp at Semiahmoo Bay in White Rock, B.C. Numerous people are shown in front of a building at the camp.

Canadian Legion Mission, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: The Canadian Legion in Mission, B.C. One automobile is shown parked beside the building.

Canadian Legion, Mission City, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: The Canadian Legion in Mission City, B.C. Some automobiles are shown parked by the building.

Canadian National R'ys Depot Vancouver, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Canadian National Railway station in Vancouver, B.C. viewed from the walkway and lawn in front of the station.

Canadian National Railway Station, Vancouver, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Canadian National Railway station in Vancouver, B.C. Numerous automobiles are shown parked in front of the station.

Canadian Pacific Empress Hotel and Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: View of the Empress Hotel and British Columbia Parliament Buildings in Victoria, B.C. The Inner Harbour is shown to the right of the image.

Canadian Pacific Railway Co.'s Docks, Vancouver, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: The Canadian Pacific Railway docks in Vancouver, B.C. Several vessels are shown at the dock.

Canadian Pacific Railway Company's Steamers in Dock, Victoria, B.C.

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Date: 1913
Description: Some Canadian Pacific Railway steamers in a dock in Victoria, B.C.

Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Vancouver, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: A Canadian Pacific Railway station in Vancouver, B.C. Some pedestrians are shown in front of the station.

Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Vancouver, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: The Vancouver, B.C. Canadian Pacific Railway Station shown in the foreground with the harbour in the distance.

Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Vancouver, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: The Canadian Pacific Railway station in Vancouver, B.C. Some pedestrians are shown in front of the station.

Canadian Pacific Railway Steamer S.S. "Empress of India"

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Canadian Pacific Railway steamer S.S. Empress of India at an unknown location.

Canadian Pacific Ry' Co's Memorial to Fallen Heroes of the Great War 1914 1918 Vancouver, Canada

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Canadian Pacific Railway Company's memorial statue for fallen heroes from the Great War in Vancouver, B.C. An angel is shown carrying a fallen soldier.