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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Parkview Motel, Parksville, Vancouver Island, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: The Parkview motel in Parksville, B.C. An automobile and a garden are shown.

Parliament Bdgs Victoria B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: British Columbia Parliament Buildings in Victoria, B.C. viewed from a small distance. Some pedestrians and a streetcar are shown on the street in the foreground.

Parliament Bdgs Victoria, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: British Columbia Parliament Buildings in Victoria, B.C. Four men are shown standing on the street in the foreground.

Parliament Bldg. Victoria BC

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: View of the British Columbia Parliament Buildings in Victoria, B.C.

Parliament Bldg. Victoria, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: View of the British Columbia Parliament Buildings in Victoria, B.C. Numerous pedestrians are shown on a street in the foreground.

Parliament Bldg's., Victoria, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: View of the British Columbia Parliament Buildings from a small distance. A street is shown in the foreground.

Parliament Bldgs Victoria B.C

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: View of the British Columbia Parliament Buildings in Victoria, B.C. showing the Inner Harbour in the foreground. Several boats are shown in the harbour.

Parliament Bldgs., Victoria, B.C.

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Date: 1921
Description: British Columbia Parliament Buildings in Victoria, B.C. viewed from behind some trees.

Parliament Buildings

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Name(s): Trio
Description: View of the Parliament Buildings in Victoria, B.C. A large flag pole is shown.

Parliament Buildings

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Name(s): Trio
Description: The Parliament Buildings in Victoria, B.C. The Inner Harbour is shown in the foreground.

Parliament Buildings

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Date: 1907
Name(s): Trio
Description: View of the British Columbia Parliament Buildings in Victoria, B.C.

Parliament Buildings

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Name(s): Trio
Description: View of the British Columbia Parliament Buildings in Victoria, B.C.

Parliament Buildings - Victoria, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: British Columbia Parliament Buildings in Victoria, B.C.

Parliament Buildings - Victoria, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: View of the British Columbia Parliament Buildings in Victoria, B.C. shown illuminated at night. The reflection of the buildings is shown on the Inner Harbour in the foreground.

Parliament Buildings Victoria B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: British Columbia Parliament Buildings in Victoria, B.C. viewed from the lawn in front of the buildings.