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Title proper
British Columbia historical postcard and photograph albums collection
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- Source of title proper: Title based on the contents of the collection.
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Fonds
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[ca. 1860-1939], predominant [ca. 1900]-1921 (Creation)
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Physical description
91 albums (ca. 9000 postcards and photographs)
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Custodial history
Individuals gathered/created postcards and photographs on a wide variety of historic subjects during their travels in British Columbia, Canada, and abroad and donated them to the UBC Library.
Scope and content
The collection consists of ninety-one albums of postcards and photographs pertaining to views and scenes mainly in British Columbia, but also including Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and the Yukon as well as Europe. The views of British Columbia include views of the Rocky Mountains, Vancouver, Victoria, Mayne Island, and Buttle Lake (pre-1911) as well as those of logging (Capilano Timber Co., 1917-1920), mining (Granby Consolidated Mining, Smelting and Power Co. and Consolidated Cariboo Hydraulic Mining Co.) railways (Canadian Pacific Railway, Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway, and Great Northern Railway) and shipping. In addition, there are postcards and photographs of the Hudson's Bay Company Kamchatka Venture, 1921, U.S. Civil War portraits and New Zealand shipping.
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Finding aids
Inventory available. PDF document attached.
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General note
Items in this collection have been assigned the identifier BC-1456.
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Subject access points
- Agriculture
- Arts and culture
- Buildings and structures
- Children and youth
- Cultural groups » Japanese
- Education
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- First Nations
- Industries » Fishing
- Industries » Forestry
- Industries » Mining
- Japanese Canadian history
- Natural resources » Fisheries
- Natural resources » Forests
- Natural resources » Hydro-electric
- Natural resources » Minerals
- Religions
- Transportation and utilities
- Women
Place access points
Name access points
- University of British Columbia. Library (Collector)
- Capilano Timber Company (Subject)
- Granby Consolidated Mining, Smelting and Power Company (Subject)
- Consolidated Cariboo Hydraulic Mining Company (Subject)
- Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company (Subject)
- Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Company (Subject)
- Great Northern Railway Company (Subject)
- Hudson's Bay Company (Subject)
- Canadian Pacific Railway Company (Subject)