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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Emerald Lake, Field B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: View of Emerald Lake in Field, B.C. Surrounding mountains are shown.

Emerald Mountain, Nr Field, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Emerald Mountain viewed near Field, B.C. A lake with a boat on a small dock is shown in the foreground.

Emory Lodge, Yale, B.C. Cariboo Highway

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Emory Lodge on the Cariboo Highway in Yale, B.C. An automobile is shown parked in front of the lodge.

Empress Hotel

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Name(s): Trio
Description: The Empress Hotel in Victoria, B.C.

Empress Hotel

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Name(s): Trio
Description: An interior room at the Empress Hotel in Victoria, B.C.

Empress Hotel

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Name(s): Trio
Description: The Palm Garden and Tea Room at the Empress Hotel in Victoria, B.C.

Empress Hotel

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Name(s): Trio
Description: Interior of the drawing room at the Empress Hotel in Victoria, B.C.

Empress Hotel

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Empress Hotel in Victoria, B.C. viewed from the Inner Harbour. Several small boats are shown in the harbour.

Empress Hotel

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Name(s): Reichert, Jim
Description: Empress Hotel in Chilliwack, B.C.

Empress Hotel

Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Name(s): Trio
Description: A large common area with couches and chairs at the Empress Hotel in Victoria, B.C.

Empress Hotel

Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Name(s): Trio
Description: Dining Room at the Empress Hotel in Victoria, B.C.

Empress Hotel

Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Name(s): Trio
Description: Palm Room at the Empress Hotel in Victoria, B.C.

Empress Hotel & Causeway, Victoria, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: View of the Empress Hotel in Victoria, B.C. showing the causeway and Inner Harbour.

Empress Hotel & Post Office, Victoria, B.C.

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Date: 1908
Description: View of the Empress Hotel and post office in Victoria, B.C. The Inner Harbour is shown in the foreground.

Empress Hotel and Harbor

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Name(s): Trio
Description: View of the Empress Hotel in Victoria, B.C. from the Inner Harbour. Several vessels are shown in the harbour.