BC History

I have a love for the history of British Columbia, this is just my place to post what I find interesting

Thursday, January 23, 2014

HIGHWAY TO ALASKA 1942 United States Army Documentary

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Victoria Inner Harbour and Legislature in the 1940s

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Okanagan water-skiing and beach circa 1960

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Okanagan water-skiing and beach circa 1960

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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Short home movie clip of a BC Ferry berthing at Tsawwassen in 1960

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Tuesday, January 21, 2014

A 1979 movie about Hat Creek valley and the proposed BC Hydro coal fired...

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Saturday, January 18, 2014

CPR Princess Elaine going from Vancouver to the Island in 1958

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Vancouver Honeymoon 1960

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View of the Nanaimo Bastion from a late 1950s Home Movie

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Monday, January 13, 2014

Some views of the Southern Interior 1880-1900

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Friday, January 10, 2014

RCAF Fairchild FC-2 floatplane in Vancouver 1928 and 1936

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Thursday, January 9, 2014

Scenes from the Kettle Valley Railway in 1958

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First Grey Cup Parade in Vancouver - 1955

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Wednesday, January 8, 2014

A short film from 1938 about the construction of the Lions Gate Bridge

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Shaughnessy Golf Course circa 1928

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