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 Gorge, Victoria, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Gorge waterway and bridge in Victoria, B.C.

The Gorge, Victoria, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: A small wooden landing overlooking the Gorge in Victoria, B.C. A wooden bench is attached to the landing.

The Gorge, Victoria, B.C.

Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Several people on a small dock at the Gorge in Victoria, B.C. A boat full of people is shown approaching the dock.

The Granville Bridge From Fairview, Vancouver, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Granville Street Bridge viewed from Fairview in Vancouver, B.C. The North Shore Mountains are shown in the distance.

The Granville Bridge from Fairview, Vancouver, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: View of the Granville Bridge from Fairview at Vancouver, B.C. Some mountains are shown in the distance.

The Granville Bridge from Fairview, Vancouver, B.C.

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Date: 1911
Description: View looking over the Granville Bridge towards the North Shore Mountains.

The Great Fire, Fernie, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: A man standing among the rubble after the great fire in Fernie, B.C.

The Great Glacier, Glacier, B.C. On line of Canadian Pacific Railway

Date: 1907
Description: The Great Glacier at Glacier, B.C.

The Great Mystery, Capilano Garden, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: A stone cross and statue of a woman coming out of a pond reaching up the cross at the Capilano Garden. A bench and walkway are shown to the left of the image.

The Guest-House, Mount Strahan Lodge, Bowen Island

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: The guest house at Mount Strahan Lodge at Bowen Island, B.C. Two people are shown on the porch of the guest house.

The Hall "The Empress"

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Name(s): Trio
Description: The hall in the Empress Hotel in Victoria, B.C. Numerous chairs and couches are shown.

The Hall, "The Empress" Victoria, B.C.

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Date: 1915
Description: The Hall at the Empress Hotel in Victoria, B.C.

The Harbor, Nanaimo, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: View of the Nanaimo, B.C. The Canadian Pacific Railway pier is shown in the foreground.

The Harbour - 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.

The Harbour, 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. harbour. Several vessels are shown in the harbor and at the waterfront.