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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W.P.Y. Rlwy., Lake Bennet-1903

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Date: 1903
Description: Some people outside of the W.P.Y. train station in Lake Bennett, B.C. A man is shown standing at the front of the train.

W.Summerland, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: A street in West Summerland, B.C. Some storefronts, automobiles and trucks are shown.

Wakesiah Camp, Nanaimo, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Name(s): Schwarze
Description: Aerial view of Wakesiah Camp in Nanaimo, B.C.

Wally Byam Caravan, Vernon, B.C. - July 1962

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Date: 1962
Description: Aerial view of the Wally Byam Caravan in Vernon, B.C.

War Memorial & C.P.R. Wharf, Victoria, V.I., B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Great War Memorial in Victoria, B.C. The Canadian Pacific Railway wharf is shown in the distance to the right of the image.

War Memorial & C.P.R. Wharf, Victoria, V.I., B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: War memorial statue and Canadian Pacific Railway wharf in Victoria, B.C.

War Memorial, Duncan, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: War memorial on Station Street in Duncan, B.C. Some storefronts and automobiles are shown.

War Memorial, Nanaimo, B.C.

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Date: 1948
Description: War memorial statue in Nanaimo, B.C.

War Memorial, Nanaimo, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: A war memorial in Nanaimo, B.C.

War Memorial, Nanaimo, V.I., B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: War memorial statue in Nanaimo, B.C.

War Memorial, Victoria B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: A war memorial in Victoria, B.C.

Ward Street showing Court House, Hume Hotel and Post Office, Nelson, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Ward Street in Nelson, B.C. showing the court house, Hume Hotel and post office. A streetcar is also shown.

Ward Street, Nelson, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: View of Ward Street in Nelson, B.C. Some storefronts and buildings are shown.

Ward Street, Nelson, B.C.

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Date: 1909
Description: View of Ward Street in Nelson, B.C. Some storefronts and buildings are shown.

Wardner BC

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: View of a mountain from Wardner, B.C. Snow is shown on the ground.