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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Aerial View of Quathiaski Cove Opposite Campbell River, V.I., B.C.

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Date: 1951
Description: An aerial view of Quathiaski Cove opposite of Campbell River, B.C.

Aerial View of Rest Haven Hospital Near Sidney, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Aerial view of Rest Haven Hospital near Sidney, B.C.

Aerial View of Sidney, B.C.

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Date: 1937
Description: Aerial view of Sidney, B.C. Some smoke and/or steam is shown emanating from an industrial facility.

Aerial View of the New Elementary-High School, Campbell River, V.I., B.C.

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Date: 1953
Description: An aerial view of the new elementary-high school in Campbell River, B.C.

Aerial View of the University of British Columbia

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Date: 1933
Description: Aerial view of the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver, B.C.

Aerial View of University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Name(s): W.C.A.
Description: Aerial view of the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver, B.C.

Aerial View of University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.

MSC130-2833-001-Thumbnail Image.jpg
Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Name(s): W.C.A.
Description: Aerial view of the University of British Columbia campus in Vancouver, B.C.

Aerial View of Vancouver B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Aerial view of Vancouver, B.C. showing the harbour and North Shore Mountains.

Aerial View of Vancouver, B.C., Showing Harbor and Stanley Park

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Aerial view of Vancouver, B.C. showing the harbour and Stanley Park. The North Shore Mountains are also shown.

Aerial view of Vancouver, B.C., showing Harbor and Stanley Park.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Aerial view of Vancouver, B.C. showing the North Shore Mountains.

Aerial View of Victoria Harbour, Victoria, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Aerial view of the Victoria, B.C. Inner Harbour showing the surrounding city.

Aerial View Showing Brockton Point & City, Vancouver, B.C.

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Date: 1946
Description: Aerial view of Vancouver, B.C. showing Brockton Point. The North Shore Mountains are also shown.

Aerial View Showing Brockton Point & City, Vancouver, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Name(s): Cdn. Airways
Description: Aerial view of Vancouver, B.C. showing Brockton Point. The North Shore Mountains are also shown.

Aerial View Showing Downtown Area, Vancouver, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Aerial view of Vancouver, B.C. showing the downtown area.

Aerial View Stanley Park & Entrance to Harbour, Vancouver, B.C.

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Date: 1938
Description: Aerial view showing Stanley Park and the entrance to the Vancouver, B.C. harbour. The North Shore Mountains are also shown.