British Columbia historical postcard and photograph albums collection
Agriculture
Arts and culture
Buildings and structures
Children and youth
Japanese
Education
Exploration, discovery and travel
Family and personal life
First Nations
Fishing
Forestry
Mining
Japanese Canadian history
Fisheries
Forests
Hydro-electric
Minerals
Religions
Transportation and utilities
Women
Capilano Timber Company
Granby Consolidated Mining, Smelting and Power Company
Consolidated Cariboo Hydraulic Mining Company
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company
Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Company
Great Northern Railway Company
Hudson's Bay Company
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
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.
[ca. 1860-1939], predominant [ca. 1900]-1921
91 albums (ca. 9000 postcards and photographs)
https://rbscarchives.library.ubc.ca//british-columbia-historical-postcard-and-photograph-albums-collection
RBSC-ARC-1059
https://rbscarchives.library.ubc.ca//university-of-british-columbia-library-rare-books-and-special-collections
University of British Columbia Library Rare Books and Special Collections