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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B.C.E.R. Sub Station

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Date: 1914
Name(s): Cooksley, W. T.
Description: British Columbia Electric Railway substation in Cloverdale, B.C. Men are shown doing some construction around the building.

B.C.P. Ry. Depot and Entrance to Harbor, Vancouver, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: A railway depot in Vancouver, B.C. showing the entrance to the Vancouver, B.C. harbour. Several vessels are shown at the waterfront and in the harbour.

B.S. & W. Mill Port Alberni B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: View of the B.S. & W. Mill from the Port Alberni, B.C. harbour.

Baby Humming Birds

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Date: 1936
Description: A close up look at some baby Hummingbirds in their nest at an unknown location.

Baker Avenue, Cranbrook, 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: Baker Avenue in Cranbrook, B.C. Some storefronts are shown.

Baker St looking West, Cranbrook B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Looking west down Baker Street in Cranbrook, B.C. Some storefronts are shown.

Baker St., Cranbrook, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Baker Street in Cranbrook, B.C. Some storefronts are shown.

Baker St., Cranbrook, B.C., Canada

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Baker Street in Cranbrook, B.C. Some storefronts and a man beside two bicycles on the sidewalk are shown.

Baker St., Nelson, B.C.

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Baker Street in Nelson, B.C. Some storefronts, pedestrians and a street car are shown.

Baker St., Nelson, B.C.

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Date: 1914
Description: Baker Street in Nelson, B.C. Some storefronts, pedestrians and a street car are shown.

Baker St., Nelson, B.C., Canada

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Baker Street in Nelson, B.C. Some storefronts, pedestrians and a street car are shown.

Baker Street Cranbrook B C

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Date: Unknown year in the century of the 1900s (year uncertain)
Description: Baker Street in Cranbrook, B.C. Some storefronts and automobiles are shown.

Baker Street Cranbrook, B.C.

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Date: 1909
Description: Baker Street in Cranbrook, B.C. Some storefronts and pedestrians are shown.

Baker Street Cranbrook, B.C.

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Date: 1907
Description: Baker Street in Cranbrook, B.C. Some storefronts are shown.

Baker Street Cranbrook, B.C.

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Date: 1906
Description: Baker Street in Cranbrook, B.C. Some storefronts are shown.