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1900::Map of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America
A detailed map created by Stanford's of London.
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Apr 5, 20241 min read
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1909::Bull Moose vs Iron Horse in the Canadian Rockies
The last stand of a great bull moose.
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Mar 26, 20241 min read
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1888::A Journey Across Canada on the Canadian Pacific Railway
An artist's sketches of his journey across Canada.
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Dec 29, 20223 min read
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1959::Queen Elizabeth's Second Visit to Vancouver Island, British Columbia
The royal couple on their second visit to Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
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Sep 12, 20224 min read
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1903-1919::Francis Rattenbury's Premier Hotel in Prince Rupert, British Columbia
The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway and their grand hotel that never was.
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Jul 28, 20225 min read
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1913::Canadian Pacific Railway Imports 700 Employees from Glasgow, Scotland
Importing qualified employees to work on Canada's rails.
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Jul 26, 20221 min read
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1888::The First Trains of Vancouver Island
The first Vancouver Island trains that rolled into Nanaimo and Victoria, British Columbia.
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May 20, 20222 min read
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1923::The Motor Princess Automobile Ferry
British Columbia's first automobile ferry.
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Apr 16, 20223 min read
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1955::Waiting For a Ferry on Easter Long Weekend
Reservations were highly recommended for long weekend ferry travel to the mainland.
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Apr 7, 20222 min read
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1886-1889::The Man Who Lived in a Cedar Stump
A large cedar stump makes a perfect 3-story home in British Columbia.
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Oct 31, 20212 min read
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1899-1923::City Skyline: Vancouver, British Columbia
Two photos, a quarter of a century apart and decades after the Great Fire.
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Oct 30, 20211 min read
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