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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[Band playing on a small covered stage in Nelson, B.C.]

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: A band playing on a small covered stage in Nelson, B.C. The band is viewed from the back side of the stage. Several men are shown sitting around the back of the stage.

[Band standing in an unknown location]

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Small group of men in a band holding their musical instruments in an unknown location.

[Bastion in Nanaimo, B.C.]

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

[Bastion in Nanaimo, B.C.]

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Date: 1938
Description: Bastion in Nanaimo, B.C.

[Bellingham, U.S.A. parade float in an unknown location]

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Parade float with Bellingham, U.S.A. on the side of it on a street in an unknown location. Some people are shown looking at the float.

[Bellingham, U.S.A. parade float in an unknown location]

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Parade float with Bellingham, U.S.A. on the side of it on a street in an unknown location. Some people are shown looking at the float.

[Boy sitting next to an open casket in an unknown location]

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Boy sitting next to an open casket in an unknown location.

[Boy sitting next to an open casket in an unknown location]

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Boy sitting next to an open casket in an unknown location.

[Boy standing beside an open casket in an unknown location]

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Boy standing beside an open casket in an unknown location. A deceased man is shown in the casket surrounded by pictures and flowers.

[Boy standing outside of a dwelling in Armstrong, B.C.]

Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Boy standing outside of a dwelling in Armstrong, B.C.

[Bridge crossing a river in Brilliant, B.C.]

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Date: 1911
Description: Bridge crossing a river in Brilliant, B.C.

[Bridge in an unknown location]

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

[British America Paint Co. Limited parade float in an unknown location]

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: British America Paint Co. Limited parade float in an unknown location. Two women are shown sitting on the float.

[British Columbia Parliament Buildings illuminated at night]

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Name(s): Trio
Description: The Parliament Buildings in Victoria, B.C. illuminated at night. The reflection of the Parliament Buildings is shown on the Inner Harbour in the foreground.

[British Columbia Parliament Buildings in Victoria, B.C. illuminated at night]

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: View of the British Columbia Parliament Buildings in Victoria, B.C. at night. The reflection of the illuminated buildings is shown on the Inner Harbour in the foreground.