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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Swimming Pool and High School, Creston, B.C.

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Date: 1953
Name(s): Buckna
Description: Numerous people around the swimming pool next to the high school in Creston, B.C.

Swimming Pool Beach Hotel, Oak Bay, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Outdoor swimming pool at the Beach Hotel in Oak Bay, B.C. The hotel is shown a small distance away from the pool.

Swimming Pool Harrison Hot Springs Hotel B.C. Canada

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: The swimming pool at the Harrison Hot Springs Hotel. Numerous people are shown in and around the swimming pool.

Swimming Pool, Crystal Gardens, Victoria B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Name(s): Can. Pac Ry Co.
Description: The swimming pool at Crystal Gardens in Victoria, B.C. Numerous people are shown in the pool.

Swimming Pool, Crystal Gardens, Victoria B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Name(s): Can. Pac Ry Co.
Description: The swimming pool at Crystal Gardens in Victoria, B.C. Numerous people are shown in the pool.

Swimming Pool, Crystal Gardens, Victoria, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: The area overlooking the swimming pool at Crystal Gardens in Victoria, B.C. Some people are shown.

Swimming Pool, Crystal Gardens, Victoria, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: The area overlooking the swimming pool at Crystal Gardens in Victoria, B.C. Some people are shown.

Swimming pool, Radium, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Swimming pool at Radium, B.C. Several people are shown in the pool.

Swimming races at English Bay, Vancouver, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Several people diving off a floating dock at English Bay, B.C. during a swimming race. People are shown watching from shore.

Swinging Bridge in Lynn Valley Park

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: A swinging bridge over a canyon in Lynn Valley Park. The bridge is viewed from the botton of the canyon.

Swinging Bridge, Lynn Canyon Park, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Some people shown on the swinging bridge in Lynn Canyon Park, B.C.

Swings in Stanley Park, Vancouver, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Several swing sets at Stanley Park in Vancouver, B.C. Several people are shown on the swing sets.

Swiss Chalets at Eidleweiss, Near Golden, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Swiss Chalets at Eidleweiss viewed from a distance. Some mountains are shown in the background.

Swiss Guide and party on the Great Glacier, B.C.

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Date: 1947
Description: A mountain guide and party on the Great Glacier in B.C.

Swiss Peaks from Interior of Snow Shed, Rogers Pass, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Swiss Peaks viewed from the interior of a snow shed at Rogers Pass, B.C.