Format: Postcard

The Cranbrook Tourist Park

Postcard - Cranbrook Tourist Park, Cranbrook, BC. Edith, Shirley & Jean sitting on the lawn.

Internal ID:	0003.0001
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1955

Ponderosa Motel, Cranbrook, British Columbia Canada

Unused colour chrome postcard of Ponderosa Motel (Panabode construction) Cranbrook BC taken from highway facing East with Mt. Baker in background. Advertising CAA & AAA 4 Star Units. Owners Mary & Jim Scanland.

Internal ID:	0039.0001
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1955

Cranbrook Cemetery

A postcard of the Cranbrook Cemetery, viewed from the approach road.

Internal ID:	0045.0001
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	0000

Tote Road Inn, Yellowhead Highway

Tote Road Inn on the Yellowhead route, 1963.

Internal ID:	0108.0001
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1963

Tete Jaune, B.C.

Tete Jaune, B.C. street scene looking west.

Internal ID:	0113.0001
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1900

S.S. Sicamous at Penticton

Penticton, B.C.- The S.S. Sicamous, one of the Okanagan Lake paddlewheel passenger boats which was taken out of service in 1935. The hull now houses a dining room and historical museum, making it a favourite spot for tourists.

Internal ID:	0130.0001
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1960

H.R. Archambautt

Postcard of H.R. Archambautt, location unknown, possibly Castlegar.

Internal ID:	0132.0001
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1900

R.C.A. Gas Training

Four men from the 108th Fd. Bty. R.C.A. suited up for gas training in England. 2nd from left is Jim Brown.

Internal ID:	0146.0001
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1940

Toboggan Riding in Kimberley, BC c.1910

Group toboggan riding from top mine; Albin and Gerda Johnson at the rear of sleigh, others unknown, Kimberley, BC c.1910

Internal ID:	0196.0001
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1910

Cranbrook City Hall

The City Hall building in Cranbrook before the balcony and cupola were removed and the front entrance was altered.

Internal ID:	0215.0001
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1930

Overview of Cranbrook, B.C. with Baker Mountain

POSTCARD - Cranbrook, B.C. with Baker Mountain in background, 1905. "Cranbrook B.C. Born 1898, put on Long Pants Nov 22/05. Thriving on Diet of Railroading, Lumbering and Mining. Burnt out 1909."

Internal ID:	0282.0001
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1909

The York Hotel, Cranbrook, B.C.

A postcard view of The York Hotel located on 10th Avenue South in Cranbrook, c1970. Back of postcard reads: "Cranbrook's finest Coffee Shop and Dining Room - Rooms with Bath or Shower - Free Parking - Sample Rooms. Located around the corner from the Post Office on 10th Avenue."

Internal ID:	0283.0001
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1970

Railroad Station at Ryan, B.C.

Railroad Station at Ryan, B.C.; early 1900s. Ryan was a lumbering town between Cranbrook and Yahk.

Internal ID:	0316.0001
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1900

Nine Views of Swiss Locomotives

A postcard featuring various Swiss Locomotives. It showcases nine locomotives in total. Some appear to be electric. Date unknown.

Internal ID:	0323.0001
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	0000

'Old Cranbrook - 1905' - J.D. McBride House

This is one of the pen and ink sketches of "Old Cranbrook" done by local artist Garry Anderson. They are basically "Architectural Delineations" no landscaping or shadowing to detract from the wealth of detail and charm of some of the older buildings. Having received his degree in architecture from the University of B.C. in 1972, Mr. Anderson is convinced that we must learn to appreciate and preserve some of the outstanding landmarks in our cities for they give each a "unique identity" of its own.

Internal ID:	0327.0001
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	0000

St. Eugene Hospital, Cranbrook, B.C.

A photographic postcard view of the St. Eugene Hospital, Cranbrook, B.C. On the reverse is a hand written message: to: Mr. Ed Matthews, Post Office, Coleman, Alta. From: Moyie, B.C. June 18th '08. Dear Ted. Was glad to get your letter & card. I gather you received mine. Hope you will have a big slice of good luck. What do you say to coming & spending Sunday & Dominion Day with us here? We should be glad if you could arrange it. Let us know. K. regards, J. Walter.

Internal ID:	0331.0001
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	June 18th 1908

Cranbrook Tourist Booth

The caption of this Cranbrook postcard reads: "The fine new Tourist booth which stands just inside the city limits, was erected by volunteer labor from the Cranbrook Junior Chamber of Commerce, who also partially donated the materials. The two original carved figures are the work of Bud Amy of Skookumcuck, B.C. and were installed and donated to the city by the Senior Chamber of Commerce.".

Internal ID:	0340.0001
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1975

Baker Street in Cranbrook

Cranbrook, B.C. at night, photo by E. Anderson. This view shows the business block anchored by the Imperial Bank building before the Commercial Hotel was torn down and the buildings destroyed to put in the 9th Avenue connector.

Internal ID:	0402.0001
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1970

Paddlewheeler S.S. Moyie, The Last Sternwheeler

S.S. Moyie at Kaslo, B.C., "The Last of the Sternwheelers". Against a backdrop of the rugged Purcell Mountains and sparkling Kootenay Lake, this graceful old steamer lies in retirement on Kaslo Beach. It is now a museum in the care of the Kootenay Lake Historical Society. In 1898 the metal hull was shipped in sections from Toronto, and the wooden superstructure was constructed on the shores of Kootenay Lake. The S.S. Moyie saw service until 1957, and was the last of dozens of sternwheelers to ply the inland waterways. Weight: 728.9 tons gross-length: 161.7 feet-breadth: 30 feet-draft: 3 feet. Photo by E. Anderson

Internal ID:	0431.0001
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	0000

The Strasburg Railroad, Route 741

The Strasburg Rail Road, Route 741, Strasburg, PA. Known as "the Road to Paradise", the 9 mile round-trip between Strasburg and Paradise thru the very heart of Lancaster County's colorful Amish country is enjoyed by thousands of tourists annually. Old Number 4, shown leaving Groff's Grove with its consist of ancient open platform coaches, is the last operating "Camelback" type steam locomotive in the entire world. Photo by Jim E. Hess.

Internal ID:	0432.0001
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	0000

Gateway, MT Railway Depot, Customs and Immigration Office

Railway Depot, Customs and Immigration Office at Gateway, Montana - 1913.

Internal ID:	0436.0001
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1913

C.P.R. "Trans Canada Limited" Near Field

C.P.R. "Trans Canada Limited" with open platform observation car near Field, B.C., about to enter upper portal of the Lower Spiral Tunnel.

Internal ID:	0446.0001
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	June 7th 1925

Mounties On Parade

R.C.M.P. on Parade in Cranbrook in Red Serge.

Internal ID:	6015.0001
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1975

Banff-Windermere Highway in the Canadian Rockies, c. 1930

Postcard Kootenay National Park - Pilot Mountain 9,680 feet off the Banff-Windermere Highway in the Canadian Rockies, c. 1930.

Internal ID:	2499.0001
Medium:	Postcard

The Cranbrook Tourist Park

Postcard - Cranbrook Tourist Park, Cranbrook, BC. Edith, Shirley & Jean sitting on the lawn.

Internal ID:	0003.0002
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1955

Ponderosa Motel, Cranbrook, British Columbia Canada

Internal ID:	0039.0002
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1955

Cranbrook Cemetery

A postcard of the Cranbrook Cemetery, viewed from the approach road.

Internal ID:	0045.0002
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	0000

Red Pass Hotel

Red Pass hotel and store.

Internal ID:	0106.0002
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1930

Tote Road Inn, Yellowhead Highway

Tote Road Inn on the Yellowhead route, 1963.

Internal ID:	0108.0002
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1963

S.S. Sicamous at Penticton

Internal ID:	0130.0002
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1960

R.C.A. Gas Training

Four men from the 108th Fd. Bty. R.C.A. suited up for gas training in England. 2nd from left is Jim Brown.

Internal ID:	0146.0002
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1940

Toboggan Riding in Kimberley, BC c.1910

Group toboggan riding from top mine; Albin and Gerda Johnson at the rear of sleigh, others unknown, Kimberley, BC c.1910

Internal ID:	0196.0002
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1910

Cranbrook City Hall

The City Hall building in Cranbrook before the balcony and cupola were removed and the front entrance was altered.

Internal ID:	0215.0002
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1930

Cranbrook C.P.R. Station Garden

Flower gardens at C.P.R. station, Cranbrook, B.C. - c. 1930. A man stands in the center of the photo and you can see the Cranbrook station in the background.

Internal ID:	0275.0002
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1930

Overview of Cranbrook, B.C. with Baker Mountain

POSTCARD - Cranbrook, B.C. with Baker Mountain in background, 1905. "Cranbrook B.C. Born 1898, put on Long Pants Nov 22/05. Thriving on Diet of Railroading, Lumbering and Mining. Burnt out 1909."

Internal ID:	0282.0002
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1909

The York Hotel, Cranbrook, B.C.

Internal ID:	0283.0002
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1970

Railroad Station at Ryan, B.C.

Railroad Station at Ryan, B.C.; early 1900s. Ryan was a lumbering town between Cranbrook and Yahk.

Internal ID:	0316.0002
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1900

Nine Views of Swiss Locomotives

A postcard featuring various Swiss Locomotives. It showcases nine locomotives in total. Some appear to be electric. Date unknown.

Internal ID:	0323.0002
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	0000

'Old Cranbrook - 1905' - J.D. McBride House

Internal ID:	0327.0002
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	0000

St. Eugene Hospital, Cranbrook, B.C.

Internal ID:	0331.0002
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	June 18th 1908

Cranbrook Tourist Booth

Internal ID:	0340.0002
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1975

Baker Street in Cranbrook

Internal ID:	0402.0002
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1970

Paddlewheeler S.S. Moyie, The Last Sternwheeler

Internal ID:	0431.0002
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	0000

The Strasburg Railroad, Route 741

Internal ID:	0432.0002
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	0000

Gateway, MT Railway Depot, Customs and Immigration Office

Railway Depot, Customs and Immigration Office at Gateway, Montana - 1913.

Internal ID:	0436.0002
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1913

C.P.R. "Trans Canada Limited" Near Field

C.P.R. "Trans Canada Limited" with open platform observation car near Field, B.C., about to enter upper portal of the Lower Spiral Tunnel.

Internal ID:	0446.0002
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	June 7th 1925

Gyro Swimming Pool, Cranbrook, BC

Postcard of Gyro Swimming Pool in Cranbrook, BC. Note the sand "beach" in foreground.

Internal ID:	0003.0003
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1940

Tri Way Motel & Restaurant, Cranbrook, B.C. Canada

Unused colour chrome postcard of Tri Way Motel & Restaurant, Cranbrook, BC. Located on highways 3 & 95. Advertising CAA & AAA approved. Box 1618, Cranbrook, Phone 426-2296

Internal ID:	0039.0003
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1965

Cranbrook Cemetery Gate

A postcard view of the Cranbrook Cemetery gate.

Internal ID:	0045.0003
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1940

Twin Engine Float Plane

Float plane - twin engine Dropping in to refuel at Moose Lake, Red Pass, BC. This is a very interesting picture, twin engine, twin tail, biplane with a flying boat hull. It has a RCAF ensignia on starboard lower wing. The steam/smoke in background appears to becoming from a steam locomotive. Looking at the narrow channel, sandy beach and proximity to train track the location seems to be upstream of the Red Pass community near the graveyard. It does look like smoke on the mountain at the upper starboard wingtip.

Internal ID:	0106.0003
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1950

Inga and Hilding Hendrickson

Photo of Inga and Hilding Hendrickson, 1911 in Rossland, B.C. Residents of Cranbrook at date on postcard, 1979. Inga and Hilding were among very first children at the Top Mine c. 1909

Internal ID:	0196.0003
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1911

C.P.R. Station, Cranbrook, B.C.

The Cranbrook C.P.R. station with a train in. The ice house is visible to the right side of the image.

Internal ID:	0215.0003
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1925

Cranbrook C.P.R. Station Garden

Flower gardens at C.P.R. station, Cranbrook, B.C. - c. 1930. A man stands in the center of the photo and you can see the Cranbrook station in the background.

Internal ID:	0275.0003
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1930

Baker Street at Night, Cranbrook, B.C.

A postcard view of Cranbrook, B.C. with The Steeples in distance, 1973. Photo by E. Anderson. Back of postcard Reads: "Surging traffic traces a pattern of light along busy Baker Street, Cranbrook's main arterial. Baker Street was named for Colonel Baker, an early surveyor and entrepreneur, who obtained Joseph's Prairie from the Indians. Cranbrook developed on the site after the arrival of the railroad. Today this vigorous, booming city has a population close to 16,000 and is the largest in southeastern British Columbia. Snowy Mt. Fisher (2846 meters - 9336 ft.) and the Steeples rim the horizon."

Internal ID:	0283.0003
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1973

C.P.R. Railroad Station at Moyie, B.C.

Railroad Station at Moyie, B.C.; early 1900s. There is a group of men gathered on the platform near the station.

Internal ID:	0316.0003
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1900

Westbound CPR Royal Train in Alberta Rockies

A postcard rendition of a painting of a westbound, C.P.R. Royal Train in the Alberta Rockies, May 1939. Headed by locomotive 2850, class H1d, heavy Hudson 4-6-4. From an original painting by Harlan Hiney.

Internal ID:	0325.0003
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	May 1st 1939

'Old Cranbrook - 1901' - T.A. Corey Residence

The T.A. Corey house at 211 12th Avenue S. This is one of the pen and ink sketches of "Old Cranbrook" done by local artist Garry Anderson. They are basically "Architectural Delineations" no landscaping or shadowing to detract from the wealth of detail and charm of some of the older buildings. Having received his degree in architecture from the University of B.C. in 1972, Mr. Anderson is convinced that we must learn to appreciate and preserve some of the outstanding landmarks in our cities for they give each a "unique identity" of its own.

Internal ID:	0327.0003
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	0000

Baker Street in Cranbrook

A busy evening on Baker Street, c1970, photo by Dorse McTaggart. This view shows the Commercial Hotel building before it was demolished and the buildings destroyed to establish the 9th Avenue connector.

Internal ID:	0402.0003
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1970

Dining Room of the S.S. Bonnington

Interior view of the S.S. Bonnington's dining room. The S.S. Bonnington worked on the Arrow Lakes.

Internal ID:	0431.0003
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	0000

British Railways. Western Region.

British Railways. Western Region. This train is being hauled by the 2,500-h.p. Brown-Boveri Gas Turbine Locomotive. The turbine drives a generator which supplies current to four motors. Overall length is 63 ft., weight 115 tons, top speed 90 m.p.h.

Internal ID:	0432.0003
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	0000

A Nice Spot in Gateway, Montana

'A Nice Spot in Gateway, Montana', featuring awooden bridge - 1913.

Internal ID:	0436.0003
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1913

Postcard back of 2552.0002

Postal cancellation from Castlegar, B.C. Printed legend reads: W.G.. Nelson, B.C. Addressed to Miss Christina Ross, Dalhousie, Pictou Co., Nova Scotia The message reads""Castlegar, B.C. June 26. Just a few lines to see when you are going to write. Was going to send a letter but can't write much for I got my shoulder hurt and have been idle about a month and don't know if I will be able to work again. Please write soon. Love to all from Peter Mackey. Nelson, B.C. May 11-10

Internal ID:	2491.0003
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	August 7th 2025

Castle Mountain on Banff-Windermere Highway

Postcard Banff National Park - Castle Mountain on Banff-Windermere Highway. B .W. Series no. 17. Photographer: J.F. Spalding

Internal ID:	2499.0003
Medium:	Postcard

Dutch Creek Hoodoos and Bridge

Dutch Creek Hoodoos Postcard no. 22 by B. Engler. Features Hoodoos and wooden bridge over Dutch Creek.

Internal ID:	0003.0004
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1940

Tri Way Motel & Restaurant, Cranbrook, B.C. Canada

Unused colour chrome postcard of Tri Way Motel & Restaurant, Cranbrook, BC. Located on highways 3 & 95. Advertising CAA & AAA approved. Box 1618, Cranbrook, Phone 426-2296

Internal ID:	0039.0004
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1965

Cranbrook Cemetery Gate

A postcard view of the Cranbrook Cemetery gate.

Internal ID:	0045.0004
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1940

Mount Robson

Mt. Robson Park and a view of Mount Robson.

Internal ID:	0098.0004
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1930

Royalty visit May 1939

Visit to Mt. Robson, Canada by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon......postcard notations were "NO CEREMONY marked this ten minute pause at Mt. Robson but the King and Queen were welcomed by the warmest of smiles from the few people that dwell nearby. The Trans continental trains stop here for ten minutes so that travelers may see Canada's highest mountain."

Internal ID:	0107.0004
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	May 1st 1939

Edgewood Family - Jowett?

Unknown man and children in doorway of log building. On reverse of card, addressed to W.A. Jowett Esq, Nelson BC Text says: Your letter duly rec also package on Monday. Writing shortly WDJ Cancellation stamp is Edgewood

Internal ID:	0112.0004
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1915

H.R. Archambautt

Postcard of H.R. Archambautt, location unknown, possibly Castlegar.

Internal ID:	0132.0004
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1900

McDougall Memorial Hospital

McDougall Memorial Hospital at Kimberley, BC

Internal ID:	0186.0004
Medium:	Postcard
Date:	1948

Inga and Hilding Hendrickson

Photo of Inga and Hilding Hendrickson, 1911 in Rossland, B.C. Residents of Cranbrook at date on postcard, 1979. Inga and Hilding were among very first children at the Top Mine c. 1909