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Keyword: Sign

Aerial view of Yellowhead Motel and Immediate Area

Aerial view of Yellowhead Motel and area.

Internal ID: 0088.0001
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1975

Village sign in English Cranbrook, Kent.

Cranbrook, British Columbia is named after the English Cranbrook (town in Kent, England).

Internal ID: 0140.0001
Medium:Photograph
Date: 0000

Cranbrook Highway Entrance Arch

Old east (or north) archway at entrance to Cranbrook, BC, located Cranbrook Street and 4th Street North (aka Harold Street). The arches were built during the 1930s and came down in the late 1950s to accommodate road-widening.

Internal ID: 0149.0001
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1955

Cranbrook Railway Museum Beginnings

Day 1 of work at the site of the Cranbrook Railway Museum in 1979. Photo shows people working near a sign by a bulldozer. This is now part of the Canadian Museum of Rail Travel.

Internal ID: 0339.0001
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1979

Doukhobor Gathering

Large crowd of Doukhobors at Brilliant, near Castlegar, BC. Presumably this gathering is related to the death of Peter Lordly Verigin in 1924. It was a tragic time for the Canadian Doukhobor community.

Internal ID: 0143.0002
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1924

Cranbrook Agencies Store Sign

Cranbrook Agencies Store Sign, 1985

Internal ID: 2371.0003
Medium:Photograph
Date: February 13th 2025

Cranbrook Railway Museum Site

Cranbrook Railway Museum site preparation and sign installation - 1977.

Internal ID: 0270.0004
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1977

Teddy's Motel, Cranbrook, BC

Unused colour chrome postcard of Teddy's Motel, Cranbrook, BC. looking East.

Internal ID: 0039.0005
Medium:Postcard
Date: 1955

Sign on Doug's Confectionery

Doug's Confectionery sign after 1955 expansion was completed.

Internal ID: 0009.0006
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1955

Teddy's Motel, Cranbrook, BC

Unused colour chrome postcard of Teddy's Motel, Cranbrook, BC. looking East.

Internal ID: 0039.0006
Medium:Postcard
Date: 1955

Margaret Arnson, Cles Bailey and Eva Swanson

Margaret Arnson, Cles Bailey, Eva Swanson

Internal ID: 0092.0006
Medium:Photograph
Date: 0000

Teddy's Motel, Cranbrook, BC

Unused colour chrome postcard of Teddy's Motel, Cranbrook BC looking East with Fisher Peak in background.

Internal ID: 0039.0007
Medium:Postcard
Date: 1960

Teddy's Motel, Cranbrook, BC

Unused colour chrome postcard of Teddy's Motel, Cranbrook BC looking East with Fisher Peak in background.

Internal ID: 0039.0008
Medium:Postcard
Date: 1960

Red Pass Junction B and B Men

Red Pass Junction B and B men - L to R: Fred Parsons, ,Stan Williams, Joe Brookes. Stan Williams married Lionel Deforge's sister. He was married one month then was killed in a tunnel collapse. The inquiry stated he was sent into the tunnel too quickly after blasting.

Internal ID: 0096.0008
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1940

Cranbrook Highway Entrance Arch

Original archway over Cranbrook Street, west entrance to Cranbrook, B.C.

Internal ID: 0149.0009
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1935

Tenth Avenue South ( Norbury )

Tenth Avenue South (Norbury Avenue), Cranbrook, B.C. in the 1960s.

Internal ID: 0136.0012
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1960

Mount View Motel, Cranbrook, BC

Unused colour chrome postcard of Mount View Motel located on highways 95 & 3 near West Arch in Cranbrook, BC. R.J. Masear, Proprieter. Advertising: 14 units, gas heated, free TV, open the year around.

Internal ID: 0039.0013
Medium:Postcard
Date: 1960

Mount View Motel, Cranbrook, BC

Unused colour chrome postcard of Mount View Motel located on highways 95 & 3 near West Arch in Cranbrook, BC. R.J. Masear, Proprieter. Advertising: 14 units, gas heated, free TV, open the year around.

Internal ID: 0039.0014
Medium:Postcard
Date: 1960

Children's Playground (Rotary Park) Cranbrook, BC

Hand coloured real photo postcard of Children's Playground (Rotary Park) Cranbrook, BC taken from intersection of Louis St. (1st St. S) & Norbury Ave (11th Ave. S)looking SE. Tourist Park (Baker Park)directional sign. Handwritten note on back.

Internal ID: 0039.0017
Medium:Postcard
Date: 1939

Mount Robson Visitor Center

Mount Robson Park Visitor Centre design concept. Government of B.C. sign at new park site.

Internal ID: 0127.0017
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1984

St. Mary's Catholic Church

Back view of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Cranbrook, B.C., from Louis Street (1st Street S).

Internal ID: 0136.0017
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1970

Children's Playground (Rotary Park) Cranbrook, BC

Hand coloured real photo postcard of Children's Playground (Rotary Park) Cranbrook, BC taken from intersection of Louis St. (1st St. S) & Norbury Ave (11th Ave. S)looking SE. Tourist Park (Baker Park)directional sign. Handwritten note on back.

Internal ID: 0039.0018
Medium:Postcard
Date: 1939

Signage Kiosk

Bicycles, tubes and people at new signage kiosk site for Mount Robson Park, near Valemount, BC.

Internal ID: 0127.0018
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1985

Children's Playground (Rotary Park) Cranbrook, BC

Used hand coloured real photo postcard of Children's Playground (Rotary Park) Cranbrook, BC taken from intersection of Louis St. (1st St. S) & Norbury Ave. (10th Ave. S) looking SE. Rotary International sign stone monument. Tourist Park (Baker Park) directional sign. Nice picket fence surrounding Rotary Park at this time. Lake Louise postal circle date stamp 1953.

Internal ID: 0039.0019
Medium:Postcard
Date: 1945

Children's Playground (Rotary Park) Cranbrook, BC

Used hand coloured real photo postcard of Children's Playground (Rotary Park) Cranbrook, BC taken from intersection of Louis St. (1st St. S) & Norbury Ave. (10th Ave. S) looking SE. Rotary International sign stone monument. Tourist Park (Baker Park) directional sign. Nice picket fence surrounding Rotary Park at this time. Lake Louise postal circle date stamp 1953.

Internal ID: 0039.0020
Medium:Postcard
Date: 1945

Eleventh Avenue (Fenwick). Cranbrook

Masonic Hall on Eleventh Avenue (Fenwick beside Mount Baker Hotel coffee shop, Cranbrook, B.C. in early 1970s.

Internal ID: 0136.0024
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1970

Cranbrook Tourist Information Centre and Carvings

Unused colour chrome postcard of the Cranbrook Tourist Information Centre with 2 large wooden figures (Lumberjack & Hunter) carved by Bud Amy of Skookumchuck. Operated by Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce.

Internal ID: 0039.0025
Medium:Postcard
Date: 1965

Tenth Avenue (Norbury), Cranbrook

Tenth Avenue (Norbury), Cranbrook, B.C. showing the York Hotel.

Internal ID: 0136.0025
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1970

Cranbrook Tourist Information Centre and Carvings

Unused colour chrome postcard of the Cranbrook Tourist Information Centre with 2 large wooden figures (Lumberjack & Hunter) carved by Bud Amy of Skookumchuck. Operated by Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce.

Internal ID: 0039.0026
Medium:Postcard
Date: 1965

Tenth Avenue South (Norbury), Cranbrook

Tenth Avenue South (Norbury), Cranbrook, B.C. in the early 1970s. Note Knights of Pythias Hall on left at the end of the block.

Internal ID: 0136.0026
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1970

Valemount Museum Restoration

Valemount museum, now restored and with a new sign reading "Valemount."

Internal ID: 0094.0032
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1991

Valemount Museum Restoration

Valemount museum now restored and with a new sign in place reading "Valemount."

Internal ID: 0094.0033
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1991

Valemount Museum Restoration

Valemount museum now restored and with new signs in place reading "Valemount."

Internal ID: 0094.0034
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1991

Interpretive Sign

George Hicks park, Valemount, BC - Interpretive sign

Internal ID: 0127.0034
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1985

Interpretive Sign

George Hicks park, Valemount, BC - Interpretive sign

Internal ID: 0127.0035
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1985

Valemount Museum

Valemount museum with a new "Museum" sign and benches.

Internal ID: 0094.0036
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1991

Interpretive sign

George Hicks park, Valemount, BC - Interpretive sign

Internal ID: 0127.0036
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1985

Valemount Museum

Signs for side and front of the Valemount Museum.

Internal ID: 0094.0037
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1991

Interpretive sign

George Hicks park, Valemount, BC - Interpretive sign

Internal ID: 0127.0037
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1985

West Arch Entrance, Cranbrook, BC

Unused B&W real photo postcard of the West Arch entrance to Cranbrook, BC including Imperial gas station and faint view of Mount Fisher in the background.

Internal ID: 0039.0049
Medium:Postcard
Date: 1940

West Arch Entrance, Cranbrook, BC

Unused B&W real photo postcard of the West Arch entrance to Cranbrook, BC including Imperial gas station and faint view of Mount Fisher in the background.

Internal ID: 0039.0050
Medium:Postcard
Date: 1940

Boy Scouts in U.S.A.

Five Scouts standing in front of the U.S. custom and immigration sign at the border. Barry Bonell is in this picture kneeling. Presumed to be Kimberley scouts.

Internal ID: 0162.0050
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1949

East Arch Entrance to Cranbrook, BC

Used hand coloured real photo postcard of East Arch Entrance to Cranbrook, BC with public elementary school in background. Nelson postal circle date stamp Feb.17, 1944. Cranbrook Series No. 47. Made in England

Internal ID: 0039.0051
Medium:Postcard
Date: 1940

East Arch Entrance to Cranbrook, BC

Used hand coloured real photo postcard of East Arch Entrance to Cranbrook, BC with public elementary school in background. Nelson postal circle date stamp Feb.17, 1944. Cranbrook Series No. 47. Made in England

Internal ID: 0039.0052
Medium:Postcard
Date: 1940

Miss Windermere Lake

A boat called Miss Windermere Lake, on Lake Windermere. A sign reads - Ride the S.W. Kootenay, Admission Adults $1.00, Children .50, One hour trips, 10 am to 9 pm, Lunch served Aboard by Riverboat Annie. The S.W. Kootenay has changed locations.

Internal ID: 0155.0064
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1966

The "Rockies" as seen from Cranbrook, B.C.

Used sepia real photo postcard of The Steeples range of the Rocky Mountains from Cranbrook with railway tracks, telephone poles and prairie in the foreground. Addressed with Cranbrook circle date stamp on back.

Internal ID: 0039.0069
Medium:Postcard
Date: 1905

The "Rockies" as seen from Cranbrook, B.C.

Used sepia real photo postcard of The Steeples range of the Rocky Mountains from Cranbrook with railway tracks, telephone poles and prairie in the foreground. Addressed with Cranbrook circle date stamp on back.

Internal ID: 0039.0070
Medium:Postcard
Date: 1905

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

Used colour printed postcard of the C.P.R. station garden at Cranbrook, BC. Hand written note on back. Made in Great Britian.

Internal ID: 0039.0075
Medium:Postcard
Date: 1915

Rossland Welcome Sign 1938

Highway sign at Black Bear entrance to Rossland, November 1938 "1 Mile to the Centre of Canada's Highest City!"

Internal ID: 2313.0075
Medium:Photograph
Date: November 1st 1938

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

Used colour printed postcard of the C.P.R. station garden at Cranbrook, BC. Hand written note on back. Made in Great Britian.

Internal ID: 0039.0076
Medium:Postcard
Date: 1915

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

Unused B&W printed postcard of the CPR station and railyard in Cranbrook, BC.

Internal ID: 0039.0079
Medium:Postcard
Date: 1910

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

Unused B&W printed postcard of the CPR station and railyard in Cranbrook, BC.

Internal ID: 0039.0080
Medium:Postcard
Date: 1910

Canadian Legion, Cranbrook, BC

Unused B&W printed postcard of Royal Canadian Legion building on Baker Street in Cranbrook, BC.

Internal ID: 0039.0095
Medium:Postcard
Date: 1915

Canadian Legion, Cranbrook, BC

Unused B&W printed postcard of Royal Canadian Legion building on Baker Street in Cranbrook, BC.

Internal ID: 0039.0096
Medium:Postcard
Date: 1915

Mount Baker Hotel, Cranbrook, BC

Unused B&W printed postcard of Mount Baker Hotel in Cranbrook, BC with Masonic Temple in background.

Internal ID: 0039.0099
Medium:Postcard
Date: 1925

Mount Baker Hotel, Cranbrook, BC

Unused B&W printed postcard of Mount Baker Hotel in Cranbrook, BC with Masonic Temple in background.

Internal ID: 0039.0100
Medium:Postcard
Date: 1925

Cranbrook Sash and Door Co. Ltd., Cranbrook, BC

Unused B&W real photo postcard of Cranbrook Sash & Door Co. with 2 horse team & flat deck wagon in front. Azo stamp box style in use 1904-1918. Same male subject as in 0039.0105

Internal ID: 0039.0103
Medium:Postcard
Date: 1910

Cranbrook Sash and Door Co. Ltd., Cranbrook, BC

Unused B&W real photo postcard of Cranbrook Sash & Door Co. with 2 horse team & flat deck wagon in front. Azo stamp box style in use 1904-1918. Same male subject as in 0039.0105

Internal ID: 0039.0104
Medium:Postcard
Date: 1910

Cranbrook Sash and Door Co. Ltd., Cranbrook, BC

Unused B&W real photo postcard of Cranbrook Sash & Door Co. with 2 horse team & loaded flat deck wagon. Peak of public school in background. Same male subject as in 0039.0103

Internal ID: 0039.0105
Medium:Postcard
Date: 1910

Cranbrook Sash and Door Co. Ltd., Cranbrook, BC

Unused B&W real photo postcard of Cranbrook Sash & Door Co. with 2 horse team & loaded flat deck wagon. Peak of public school in background. Same male subject as in 0039.0103

Internal ID: 0039.0106
Medium:Postcard
Date: 1910

G.T. Rogers' Grocery, Glass, Crockery and Boots and Shoe Store, Cranbrook, BC

Used colour printed postcard of G.T. Rogers' Store in Cranbrook, BC. Handwritten note on back. Stamped Canadian Souvenir Postcard. Cranbrook circle date postal stamp cancel.

Internal ID: 0039.0109
Medium:Postcard
Date: 1906

G.T. Rogers' Grocery, Glass, Crockery and Boots and Shoe Store, Cranbrook, BC

Used colour printed postcard of G.T. Rogers' Store in Cranbrook, BC. Handwritten note on back. Stamped Canadian Souvenir Postcard. Cranbrook circle date postal stamp cancel.

Internal ID: 0039.0110
Medium:Postcard
Date: 1906

Award Banquet

Signs at the 3rd Annual Safety Banquet Awards Nite, Canyon Creek Sawmill, Valemount, BC

Internal ID: 0127.0121
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1980

Y.M.C.A Building, Cranbrook, BC

Colour printed postcard of the Y.M.C.A. building in Cranbrook, BC. Sign on corner of building reads: Y.M.C.A. Public Grill. Printed in Great Britian.

Internal ID: 0039.0131
Medium:Postcard
Date: 1915

Y.M.C.A Building, Cranbrook, BC

Colour printed postcard of the Y.M.C.A. building in Cranbrook, BC. Sign on corner of building reads: Y.M.C.A. Public Grill. Printed in Great Britian.

Internal ID: 0039.0132
Medium:Postcard
Date: 1915

Zuckerberg Island

Walking paths provided on Zuckerberg Island through the dense foliage, Castlegar, BC

Internal ID: 0143.0136
Medium:Photograph
Date: 1983

Victoria Avenue Looking North, Fernie, BC

Used B&W printed postcard of Victoria Avenue in Fernie, BC looking north in the winter. A busy street scene centered by a two horse team pulling cutter, with Trites-Wood Department Store to the left and N.E. Suddaby Drugstore to the right. Photo taken prior to the Great Fernie Fire of Aug. 1, 1908.

Internal ID: 0017.0139
Medium:Postcard
Date: 1907

Victoria Avenue Looking North, Fernie, BC

Used B&W printed postcard of Victoria Avenue in Fernie, BC looking north in the winter. A busy street scene centered by a two horse team pulling cutter, with Trites-Wood Department Store to the left and N.E. Suddaby Drugstore to the right. Photo taken prior to the Great Fernie Fire of Aug. 1, 1908.

Internal ID: 0017.0140
Medium:Postcard
Date: 1907

City Auto Camp Entrance, Cranbrook, BC

Unused B&W real photo postcard of the city auto camp with log arch entrance and office in Cranbrook, BC. Velox stampbox on postcard back.

Internal ID: 0039.0155
Medium:Postcard
Date: 1925

City Auto Camp Entrance, Cranbrook, BC

Unused B&W real photo postcard of the city auto camp with log arch entrance and office in Cranbrook, BC. Velox stampbox on postcard back.

Internal ID: 0039.0156
Medium:Postcard
Date: 1925

Crows Nest Pass Lumber Co. Store, Wardner, BC, c. 1910

Used B&W real photo postcard of the Crows Nest Pass Lumber Company store at Wardner, BC with single horse buggy parked in front and Purity Flour advertising sign posted on building. Wardner duplex postal stamp cancel.

Internal ID: 0039.0199
Medium:Postcard
Date: 1910

Crows Nest Pass Lumber Co. Store, Wardner, BC, c. 1910

Used B&W real photo postcard of the Crows Nest Pass Lumber Company store at Wardner, BC with single horse buggy parked in front and Purity Flour advertising sign posted on building. Wardner duplex postal stamp cancel.

Internal ID: 0039.0200
Medium:Postcard
Date: 1910