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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The British Columbia 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. shown illuminated at night.

The Burn's Memorial, Stanley Park, Vancouver, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Burns Memorial at Stanley Park in Vancouver, B.C.

The Business Part of Bernard Avenue Kelowna, B.C.

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Date: 1910
Name(s): Hudson, G. H. E.
Description: Nine young girls standing and holding hands across Bernard Avenue in Kelowna, B.C. Some storefronts are shown.

The C.P. Hotel, Field, B.C.

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

The Camel from Grouse Mountain (Alt., 5300 feet), opposite Vancouver, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Name(s): Love Photo
Description: View of the Camel mountain peak from Grouse Mountain, B.C. Two men are shown in the foreground to the right of the image.

The Camel from Grouse Mountain (Alt., 5300 feet), opposite Vancouver, B.C.

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Date: 1912
Description: View of the Camel mountain peak from Grouse Mountain, B.C. Two men are shown in the foreground to the right of the image.

The Camel Grouse Mountain Park, North Vancouver, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Name(s): J.W.
Description: The Camel mountain peak at Grouse Mountain Park in North Vancouver, B.C.

The Canadian Bank of Commerce, New Westminster, B.C.

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Date: 1912
Description: The Canadian Bank of Commerce in New Westminster, B.C.

The Canadian Bank of Commerce, Vancouver, B.C.

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Date: 1912
Description: Canadian Bank of Commerce in Vancouver, B.C.

The Canadian Bank of Commerce, Vancouver, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Canadian Bank of Commerce in Vancouver, B.C. Some pedestrians are shown.

The Canal, Port Alberni

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: View of the canal at Port Alberni, B.C. Some boats are shown.

The Capilano Canyon from Suspension Bridge, North Vancouver, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Name(s): Cooksley, W. T.
Description: The Capilano Canyon viewed from the suspension bridge.

The Capilano River N. Vancouver

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: The Capilano River at North Vancouver, B.C. Some mountains are shown in the distance.

The Capitol-Victoria

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

The Cave' Source of Crows Nest River

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Two people sitting on a rock formation viewing the Crowsnest River. The two people and river are viewed from behind an arched rock formation.