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 Dominion Government Dry Dock, Victoria, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: The Dominion Government Dry Dock at Victoria, B.C. viewed from behind some trees and shrubs.

The Doukhobors are back in the news on charges of evading military duty but it isn't unusual for this strange sect to be found in stubborn opposition to the law of the land.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Group of Doukhobors plowing in an unknown location.

The Drive Through the Alberni Forest, V.I.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Name(s): Trio
Description: A dirt road running alongside a river in the Alberni Forest, Vancouver Island, B.C.

The Elk Hotel Comox BC

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: The Elk Hotel in Comox, B.C. The reflection of the hotel in shown on the water in front of the hotel.

The Elk River, Fernie, B.C.

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

The Elk River, Fernie, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: The Elk River at Fernie, B.C. Some mountains and a bridge are shown.

The Elk River, Fernie, B.C.

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Date: 1916
Description: The Elk River at Fernie, B.C. Some mountains and a person standing to the left of the river are shown.

The Embankment, Empress Hotel & Post Office, Victoria B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: View of the Victoria, B.C. Inner Harbour, Empress Hotel and post office.

The Empress Hotel Chilliwack B.C. Canada

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Date: 1949
Name(s): Norman
Description: The Empress Hotel in Chilliwack, B.C. An automobile is shown parked across the street from the hotel.

The Empress Hotel Chilliwack B.C. Canada

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Date: 1948
Description: The Empress Hotel in Chilliwack, B.C. An automobile is shown parked across the street from the hotel.

The Empress Hotel Chilliwack B.C. Canada

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Date: 1952
Name(s): Norman
Description: The Empress Hotel in Chilliwack, B.C. An automobile is shown parked across the street from the hotel.

The Empress Hotel Victoria, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Empress Hotel in Victoria, B.C. Three automobiles are shown in front of the hotel.

The Empress Hotel Victoria, British Columbia

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Date: 1935
Description: Empress Hotel in Victoria, B.C. Some automobiles and pedestrians are shown on the streets around the hotel.

The Empress-Victoria, British Columbia

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Empress Hotel in Victoria, B.C.

The English Shop

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Interior of the English Shop in an unknown location.