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Item is a postcard showing an image from the 1910's showing a woman seated on a boat at the beach with the Sylvia Hotel in the background.
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Item is a postcard showing an image from the 1910's showing a woman seated on a boat at the beach with the Sylvia Hotel in the background.
Urbanarium presents Builders of Vancouver[:] a lecture series
Item is a postcard printed with images of two landmark buildings completed in 1957, the BC Electric Building and the Vancouver Public Library. The names of the buildings' architects, Thompson Berwick Pratt & Partners, and Semmens & Simpson, respectively, are printed below the images. This postcard is an advertisement for a lecture series organized by the Urbanarium Development Society in 1992.
Urban coast - sailor's delight[;] View of downtown Vancouver B.C. from North Vancouver
Item is a postcard printed with an image of an exhibit at the Vancouver Maritime Museum.
Item is a postcard printed with an image of Canada Place on the Vancouver waterfront in Burrard Inlet, viewed from the west.
Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia
Pender Street at Main : Chinatown looking west toward the downtown core
Item is a postcard printed with an image showing Pender Street in Chinatown looking west.
If Miss 1886 could talk to Miss 1936
Item is a postcard printed with an image of an advertisement printed in an edition of The Vancouver Daily Province. The advertisement was likely first published in 1936.
Odyssey 86 : 'Spirit of Vancouver'
Expo 86, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Item is a postcard showing the Expo 86 site and the CP Air Ride. Caption on back of postcard: "The CP Air Skyride passes over the Northwest Territories Pavilion as it travels from the Pavilion of Promise in the Red Zone to Folklife in the Purple Zone."
British Columbia Pavilion [at Expo 86]
Item is a postcard printed with an image of an advertisement from the evening edition of the Vancouver Sun newspaper published May 30, 1927.
Chestnut Street at Ogden: the West End and downtown seen from Vanier Park
Vancouver's spectacular World's Fair 86
Item is a postcard showing the Expo '86 fairgrounds. Caption on the back of postcard: "Crowds of visitors wander through the many attractions to be found here. The Pink Zone contains the Air Plaza on the left, while in the centre, the monorail glides along. Behind the Air Plaza can be seen the glass roof of the handsome British Columbia Pavilion."
Expo 86, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Item is a postcard showing the Expo '86 site. Caption on back of postcard: "The world is coming to British Columbia in 1986 to visit the World's Exposition on transportation and communication. This magical event will feature over 80 participating nations, provinces, states and corporations all saluting the future. As this evening scene depicts, Vancouver will be the place to be in 1986."
Item is a postcard showing the Expo '86 fairgrounds. Caption on the back of postcard: "Expo '86, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The space tower ride offers an impressive view of both Expo '86 and Vancouver for those who enjoy heights. In the foreground, the R.C.M.P. Musical Ride drill team prepare for one of their twice-daily shows at the Kodak Pacific Bowl."
Expo 86 Fairsite, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Item is a postcard showing three images of the Expo 86 site. Caption on back of postcard: "The north shore of False Creek, as depicted in these photos, has transformed in four short years from an industrial area to a futuristic fairsite of Expo 86. The Stadium at B.C. Place, the world's largest air-supported building, and the geodesic Expo Centre will be landmarks in Vancouver for years to come."
Expo 86, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Item is a postcard showing the Expo '86 skytrain. Caption on back of postcard: "Travelling through the fairsite, the monorail is free and accepts and discharges passengers in each color zone."
Expo 86, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Item is a postcard showing the Expo '86 skytrain. Caption on back of postcard: "Travelling through the fairsite, the monorail is free and accepts and discharges passengers in each color zone."
Expo 86, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Item is a postcard showing the Land Plaza at Expo 86. Caption on back of postcard: "The Land Plaza features an international traffic jam celebrating the World's most colorful modes of transportation from beast of burden to 18 wheel trucks." The back of the postcard includes personal correspondence addressed to John Mercs.
Expo '86, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Item is a postcard showing the Expo '86 fairgrounds. Caption on the back of postcard: "In the foreground, in front of the Switzerland Pavilion, the world's largest watch keeps perfect time while behind is the colourful Air Plaza."
Expo 86 Fairsite, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Item is a postcard showing an aerial photograph of Vancouver featuring the Expo 86 site. Caption on back of postcard: "Located on the north shore of False Creek, the site of Expo 86 is truly magnificent. Covering over 165 acres and featuring over 80 participants, the world is coming to British Columbia in 1986."
Expo Centre, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Item is a postcard showing the Expo Centre. Caption on back of postcard: "Opening May 2, 1985, one full year before Expo 86, Expo Centre is more than a taste of Expo 86. It's an entire experience all its own. A visit here will take you to an exhibition hall of the future with the latest in computer graphics and a kinetic light sculpture. Three theatres take you on visual voyages you'll never forget. Also included in this geodesic sphere is an amazing scale model of the entire exposition site. Expo Centre is unlike anything you've ever experienced before."
Expo 86, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Item is a postcard showing three images of the Expo 86 site. Caption on back of postcard: "Three memorable sites at Expo 86. Expo Centre, featuring its Omnimax Theatre, the ultra modern mono rail and the British Columbia Pavilion with the BC Place Stadium as its backdrop."
Expo 86, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Item is a postcard showing a photograph of the Expo Centre dome. Caption on back of photograph: "The fairsite's most dramatic piece of architecture, Expo Centre as viewed from the air."
World's Fair, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Item is a postcard with an image of part of the Expo 86 site and False Creek. The image was created while the fair was open
Item is a postcard promoting the chauffeur-driven limousines and charter buses of Classic Limousine Service, a Vancouver-based company
Join the Green Party : Others promise the moon. Only the Green Party guarantees the Earth.
Item is a postcard promoting membership in the Green Party, a political organization. The image on this postcard shows an artistic rendering of the Earth viewed from the moon
Katari Taiko, Hiroshima Day, 1982
Item is a postcard printed with an image of members of Katari Taiko performing at the base of the large steel sculpture at Vanier Park titled "Gate to the Northwest Passage"
Bird's-eye view of fabulous Granville Island, Vancouver
Item is a postcard printed with an image of Granville Island viewed from the Burrard Bridge. The Kitsilano Trestle is also shown.
Prospect Point Lookout - Stanley Park
Queen Elizabeth Park and Bloedel Floral Conservatory
Stanley Park from the air showing lighthouse marina
Stanley Park, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
The Miniature Train, Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Totem poles, Stanley Park, Vancouver, B.C.
Prospect Point, Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Item is a postcard printed with an image of English Bay and the West End as seen from the southern end of the Burrard Bridge. A marina and the Coast Guard building are pictured in the foreground.
Entrance to Stanley Park (causeway)
Item consists of two duplicate postcards, one of which includes personal correspondence; it was sent to Miss A. Forrest of Courtenay, B.C.
Item is a postcard showing the Lions Gate Bridge. Caption on back of postcard: "Sun sets on the dramatic Lions Gate Bridge spanning Vancouver's inner harbour from Stanley Park to West Vancouver. This shot is taken from Prospect Point."
1912 Fire Engine [at Heritage Park, Calgary, Alberta]
B.C. Writers' Review Q.E. Playhouse May 7 1980
Item is a postcard printed with an image of a group of writers onstage at the B.C. Writers' Review in 1980. The review was produced by the Literary Storefront and The Writers' Union of Canada