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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Cross Roads, Stanley Park, Vancouver B.C.

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Date: 1909
Description: The crossing point of two roads in Stanley Park, B.C.

Crossing Avalanche in the Asulkan Valley, Asulkan, Glacier, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Several people on horseback crossing an avalanche in the Asulkan Valley, Glacier, B.C.

Croteau Camp, Forbidden Plateau, Near Courtenay, B.C.

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Date: 1940
Description: View looking out at the water from Croteau Camp at the Forbidden Plateau near Courtenay, B.C.

Crow's Nest Lake

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Name(s): Robson Photo
Description: Crowsnest Lake viewed from the railroad tracks along the lake side.

Crowning May Queen Kamloops B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Crowning of a May Queen in Kamloops, B.C. Five girls are shown on a small stage.

Crows Nest Pass Lumber Co.'s Store, Wardner, B.C.

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Date: 1911
Description: Crows Nest Lumber Company's store in Wardner, B.C. A horse drawn carriage is shown parked in front of the store.

Crystal Garden, The Pool, Victoria, B.C. Canada

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: The swimming pool at Crystal Gardens in Victoria, B.C. Numerous people are shown in the pool.

Crystal Gardens, Victoria, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Name(s): Can. Pac Ry Co.
Description: Crystal Gardens in Victoria, B.C.

Cultas Lake, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: View of Cultus Lake and surrounding mountainside. Some people are shown boating on the lake.

Cultus Lake

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Numerous people in and around Cultus Lake, B.C.

Cultus Lake

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Name(s): Walker, J. C.
Description: View of Cultus Lake and surrounding dwellings. Some people are shown on a pier.

Cultus Lake

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Name(s): Walker, J. C.
Description: View of several people on some of the piers at Cultus Lake, B.C.

Cultus Lake

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Date: 1955
Name(s): Walker, J. C.
Description: View of Cultus Lake from behind a tree. Some people are shown on the lake shore and on a pier.

Cultus Lake

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Date: 1951
Description: View of Cultus Lake and surrounding mountains. Some people are shown on the lake shore and on a pier.

Cultus Lake

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Date: 1954
Name(s): Walker, J. C.
Description: View of numerous people on some of the piers on Cultus Lake.