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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Flower Baskets Victoria, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Two flower baskets hanging on either side of a lamp post in Victoria, B.C.

Flower Gardens, C.P.R. Empress Hotel, Victoria, B.C. Canada

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Flower gardens at the Empress Hotel in Victoria, B.C. A stone walkway is shown going through the gardens.

Flower Gardens, Queens Park, New Westminster, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Name(s): Brown Photo
Description: Flower gardens at Queens Park, New Westminster, B.C. Some people are shown in the park.

Follow the Birds to Victoria B.C.

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Date: 1921
Description: Map of Vancouver Island and the southern coast of British Columbia. Different routes to Victoria, B.C. are shown by birds flying towards the city .

Follow the Birds to Victoria, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: An ocean liner on its way to Victoria, B.C. Three seagulls are shown flying alongside the ship.

Forbes Hotel, Campbell Lake, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Forbes Hotel at Campbell Lake, B.C.

Forbes Hotel, Campbell Lake, V.I. B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Forbes Hotel at Campbell Lake, B.C.

Forbes Landing B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Name(s): Stenton, H.R.
Description: Two small cabins at Forbes Landing on Vancouver Island, B.C. Two tire swings are shown near the cabins.

Forbes Landing B.C.

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Date: 1929
Name(s): Stenton, H.R.
Description: Two small cabins at Forbes Landing on Vancouver Island, B.C. Two tire swings are shown near the cabins.

Forbes Landing Hotel

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Date: 1946
Description: Forbes Landing hotel on Vancouver Island, B.C. Two automobiles are shown parked in front of the building.

Forbes Landing Near Campbell River BC

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Date: 1930
Description: A bear climbing a tree at Forbes Landing near Campbell River, B.C.

Forbes Landing-Campbell River, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Name(s): Stenton, H.R.
Description: View looking out at the water from a small floating dock at Forbes Landing in Campbell River, B.C. Some small boats are shown by the dock.

Forbes Landing-Campbell River, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Name(s): Stenton, H.R.
Description: View looking out at the water from a small floating dock at Forbes Landing in Campbell River, B.C. Some small boats are shown by the dock.

Forbes Landing-Campbell River, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Name(s): Stenton, H.R.
Description: View looking out at the water at Forbes Landing in Campbell River, B.C. A small floating dock and some small boats are shown in the foreground.

Forbes Landing, Campbell Lake

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: View of the water from Forbes Landing at Campbell Lake, B.C.