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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Elk Lumber Cos. Mill showing Lizard Range, Fernie, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: The Elk Lumber Company's Mill in Fernie, B.C. The Lizard Range is shown in the background.

Elk River and Three Sisters, Fernie, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: View of the Elk River and the Three Sisters mountain from Fernie, B.C.

Elk River Canyon Near Elko B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: The Elk River Canyon near Elko, B.C.

Elk River Canyon, Fernie, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: The Elk River Canyon at Fernie, B.C.

Elk River Crossing, Dewdney Trail

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: A bridge crossing the Elk River at the Dewdney Trail.

Elk River Elko B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Name(s): Bernstein Photo
Description: The Elk River at Elko, B.C. flowing through a canyon.

Elk River Falls Elko B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Name(s): Bernstein Photo
Description: The Elk River Falls in Elko, B.C.

Elk River Falls, Elko, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: The Elk River Falls at Elko, B.C.

Elk Valley - by Goz Natal, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Name(s): Goz
Description: View of Elk Valley from Natal, B.C.

Elko B.C. and Valley

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: An aerial view of Elko, B.C. and valley.

Elko, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: A street in Elko, B.C. Some storefronts are shown.

Elko, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: A street and some storefronts in Elko, B.C.

Elliott Tourist Camp Revelstoke B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Elliott Tourist Camp in Revelstoke, B.C.

Elysium Hotel, Vancouver, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Elysium Hotel in Vancouver, B.C. An automobile is shown in front of the hotel.

Emerald Lake near Field, B.C.

Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Name(s): Trueman Photo
Description: View of Emerald Lake near Field, B.C. The reflection of a surrounding mountain is shown on the water.