Greetings from British Columbia
Subtitle: a journey in vintage postcards
By: Fred Thirkell & Bob Scullion.
Contributors: Scullion, Robert, 1937-
Publisher: Heritage House Pub. Co.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Surrey, BC; Custer, WA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9781894974639
Subjects: Postcards -- British Columbia; British Columbia -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works; British Columbia -- History -- 19th century -- Pictorial works
Genres: Pictorial works
Description: "British Columbia was a resource-rich province greeting new arrivals from all over the world who'd come to seek their fortunes. Greetings from British Columbia portrays their "land of dreams" as it once was through the very postcards these pioneers may have mailed home to friends and family. These early picture postcards cost only a penny back then, but their historical importance makes them priceless today. Browsing the pages of Greetings from British Columbia is a trip back in time to when Port Essington was a thriving cannery town, Bowen Island was a tourist's delight and stagecoaches lined Kelowria's main street. Collectively defining the state of affairs in BC a century ago, each one of the images featured in this book has a story to tell."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 170) and index.