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 Pier, English Bay, Vancouver, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: View of the pier at English Bay in Vancouver, B.C.

The Pier, White Rock, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: The pier at White Rock, B.C. viewed from behind some trees.

The Pool - City Auto Camp - Cranbrook - B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: An outdoor swimming pool at the City Auto Camp in Cranbrook, B.C. A fountain is shown in the middle of the pool.

The Popular Beach, McMorran's Seaside Motor Court, Cordova Bay, Victoria, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Large number of people at a beach at Cordova Bay in Victoria, B.C.

The Port Hardy Hotel

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Name(s): Aero Surveys Limited
Description: Aerial view of the Port Hardy Hotel in Port Hardy, B.C.

The Post Office - Court House & Malaspina Hotel From the Docks, Nanaimo, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Name(s): Spalding, Joseph Frederick, 1877-1958
Description: View of the post office, court house and Malaspina Hotel from the docks in Nanaimo, B.C. Some boats are shown at a dock in the foreground.

The Post Office and Winch Block Vancouver, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Post office and Winch Block in Vancouver, B.C. Three automobiles are shown parked on the street.

The Post Office Nanaimo, B.C.

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Date: 1952
Description: Post office in Nanaimo, B.C. Some automobiles and pedestrians are shown.

The Post Office Nanaimo, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Post office in Nanaimo, B.C.

The Post Office, Creston, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Name(s): Buckna
Description: The post office building in Creston, B.C.

The Post Office, Trail, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: The post office in Trail, B.C. Some pedestrians, automobiles and the Strand Theatre are shown.

The Postoffice, Hotel Plaza, and Church Street, Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, Canada

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: View of the post office, Hotel Plaza and Church Street in Nanaimo, B.C. A clock tower is shown to the left of the image.

The Postoffice, Hotel Plaza, and Church Street, Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, Canada

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Date: 1951
Description: View of the post office, Hotel Plaza and Church Street in Nanaimo, B.C. A clock tower is shown to the left of the image.

The Prince Embarking From the Naval Yard Esquimalt

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: The Prince embarking from the naval yard in Esquimalt, B.C. on a small boat.

The Provincial Home, Kamloops, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: The Provincial Home in Kamloops, B.C.