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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Fire Boat Practise Port Alberni, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: A fire boat at Port Alberni, B.C. practicing spraying water. A ship is shown near the fire boat.

Fire Department Victoria, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Victoria, B.C. fire department. Several fire trucks and firefighters are shown lined up in front of the department.

Fire Hall, Rossland, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Fire hall in Rossland, B.C.

Fire Hall, Vernon, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Fire hall in Vernon, B.C.

Fire! Victoria, B.C.

Date: 1911
Description: Horse drawn fire engine in action in Victoria, B.C. Spectators are shown.

First Ave, Ladysmith, B.C.

Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Name(s): Knight, J.A.
Description: View looking down First Avenue in Ladysmith, B.C. Some storefronts and pedestrians are shown.

First Ave. Ladysmith, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: View looking down First Avenue in Ladysmith, B.C. Some storefronts are shown.

First Baptist Church Vancouver, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: First Baptist Church in Vancouver, B.C.

First Baptist Church, North Vancouver, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: The First Baptist Church in North Vancouver, B.C.

First Baptist Church, North Vancouver, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: First Baptist Church in North Vancouver, B.C.

First Battalion Queen's Own Rifles of Canada

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Date: 1964
Description: Five men from the First Battalion Queen's Own Rifles of Canada at the Feu de Joie Ceremony in Esquimalt, B.C. Four of the men are shown holding axes.

First Battalion Queen's Own Rifles of Canada

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Date: 1964
Description: Three rows of men from the First Battalion Queen's Own Rifles of Canada at the Feu de Joie Ceremony in Esquimalt, B.C.

First Battalion Queen's Own Rifles of Canada

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Date: 1964
Description: Four men from the First Battalion Queen's Own Rifles of Canada at the Feu de Joie Ceremony in Esquimalt, B.C.

First Battalion Queen's Own Rifles of Canada

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Date: 1964
Description: A row of men from the First Battalion Queen's Own Rifles of Canada raising their weapons at the Feu de Joie Ceremony in Esquimalt, B.C.

First Battalion Queen's Own Rifles of Canada

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Date: 1964
Description: Numerous men from the First Battalion Queen's Own Rifles of Canada marching at the Feu de Joie Ceremony in Esquimalt, B.C.