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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Russell Mountain, Kitchner, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: View of Russell Mountain in Kitchener, B.C. Two dwellings are shown in the foreground.

Rustic Seat, Gorge Park, Victoria, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: A woman and two children on and around a bench on a small wooden landing overlooking the water at Gorge Park in Victoria, B.C.

S.S. Princess Victoria

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Name(s): Trio
Description: A large number of people on the S.S. Princess Victoria in Victoria, B.C.

S.S. Princess Victoria

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Name(s): Trio
Description: A large number of people on the S.S. Princess Victoria in Victoria, B.C.

S.S. Saxonia

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: S.S. Saxonia passenger ship at an unknown location.

Saanich Arm

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Saanich Inlet viewed from a grassy field in an unknown location.

Saanich Arm and Malahat Drive Vanc. Island

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: View of the Saanich Arm from Malahat Drive on Vancouver Island, B.C. An automobile is shown parked on the side of the road in the foreground.

Saanich Arm From Malahat Drive Van.Island.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: View of the Saanich Arm from Malahat Drive on Vancouver Island, B.C.

Saanich Arm, near Victoria, B.C.

Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: View of the Saanich Arm near Victoria, B.C.

Sailing and Swimming at Cultus Lake BC.

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Date: 1949
Name(s): Norman Studio
Description: Some people sailing and swimming at Cultus Lake, B.C.

Sailors at jubilee of Confederation of Victoria B.C.

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Date: 1918
Description: Naval procession on a street in an unknown location.

Salmo B.C.

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Date: 1910
Name(s): W.G. Barclay
Description: View of Salmo, B.C. The Northern Hotel is shown.

Salmo, B.C.

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

Salmon Arm B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: View of a railroad train passing through Salmon Arm, B.C.

Salmon Arm B.C.

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