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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Overlooking Coal - Harbor, Vancouver B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: View overlooking Coal Harbour at Vancouver, B.C.

Overlooking Coal-Harbor, Vancouver B.C.

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Date: 1912
Description: View overlooking Coal Harbour in Vancouver, B.C.

Overlooking Cranbrook, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: View overlooking Cranbrook, B.C.

Overlooking Cranbrook, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: View overlooking Cranbrook, B.C. Some mountains are shown in the distance.

Overlooking West Summerland, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: View of West Summerland, B.C.

P Burns Co Hosmer BC

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: The P Burns Company building in Hosmer, B.C. A few people, possibly children, are shown in front of the building.

P. Lund's Residence, Wardner, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: The residence of P. Lund in Wardner, B.C.

P. Verigin's Tomb Brilliant, B.C.

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Description: View of Peter Verigin's tomb in Brilliant, B.C.

P.O. Ymir, B.C.

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Date: 1914
Description: Several people standing in front of the Ymir, B.C. post office.

P.R.Co's Mills Powell River, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Powell River Company's mills in Powell River, B.C.

P.R.Co's Paper Mills Powell River, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Powell River Company's mills in Powell River, B.C.

Pacific Cable Station Bamfield Vancouver Island

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Name(s): Porritt
Description: View of the Pacific Cable Station in Bamfield, B.C.

Pacific Cable Station, Bamfield, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: The Pacific Cable Station in Bamfield, B.C.

Pacific Mills, Ocean Falls, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: View of the Pacific Mills Ltd. Mill in Ocean Falls, B.C. Clouds of smoke and/or steam are shown emanating from the mill.

Pacific Mills, Ocean Falls, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: View of the Pacific Mills Ltd. Mill in Ocean Falls, B.C. Clouds of smoke and/or steam are shown emanating from the mill.