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.

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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Essondale, near New Westminster, B.C.

Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)

Description: View of Essondale, B.C. near New Westminster. Some mountains are shown in the distance.

Evening at Bowen Island

Date: 1945

Description: View of some boats in the water at Bowen Island, B.C. in the evening. Two people are shown viewing the boats and scenery.

Evening Harrison Lake B.C.

Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)

Description: View of Harrison Lake and surrounding mountains in the evening.

Evening Scene, Atlanta Ranch, Kootenay Lake, B.C.

Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)

Name(s): Gregor, MC

Description: An evening scene at Atlanta Ranch at Kootenay Lake, B.C. Some small cabins are shown in the foreground.

Evening Scene, Gorge, Victoria, B.C.

Date: 1909

Description: View looking down the Gorge waterway in Victoria, B.C. during the evening. The Gorge Bridge is shown in the distance.

Evening, English Bay, Vancouver, B.C.

Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)

Description: View of English Bay in Vancouver, B.C. in the evening. A pier is shown to the right of the image.

Evening, Off the Coast of Vancouver Island, B.C.

Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)

Description: View of the water off the coast of Vancouver Island, B.C. in the evening. A large cloud is shown over the water. The reflection of the cloud and surrounding land are shown on the water.