Image Examples
View of the exterior of the Heimthal Church (German Lutheran) east of Ellerslie, Alberta (Image Credit: Provincial Archives of Alberta)
Fred Herzog, S. Lane Union, 1975, ink jet print, Collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery, Gift of the Artist
Golden, BC. Swiss Guide Village (Image Credit: BC Archives)
Damage to German shops, offices, etc. during the riot in Victoria, BC after the sinking of the RMS Lusitania (Image Credit: BC Archives)
Photograph by Leonard Frank (Image Credit: The Jewish Museum & Archives of BC)
The German Hurdy Gurdies, Stirling’s Saloon, Barkerville, BC (Image Credit: UBC Archives)
Image Collections
- BC Through Arriving EyesThe project collected & digitized around 800 photographs, chronologically depicting the life of German-Canadian immigrants in British Columbia.
- Glenbow ArchivesThe Glenbow Archives, Canada's largest non-governmental archival repository, has extensive holdings of unpublished documents and photographs related to the history of Western Canada.
- The Jewish Museum & Archives of BCThe Jewish Museum & Archives of BC acquires records that document the rich 150 year history of Jewish life in B.C. With over 300 linear metres of textual records, 300,000 photographs and 700 oral history interviews documenting the history of hundreds of local Jewish organizations and close to a thousand Jewish families, the JMABC strives to make our archival holdings accessible for research.
- The Leonard Frank Photograph CollectionFrank's (German-Canadian) collection is the first large collection acquired by Vancouver Public Library and provides the foundation upon which today's Vancouver Public Library Historic Photograph Collection is built. Frank was active as a photographer between 1910 — 1944. He travelled throughout British Columbia during this period taking photographs of a vast array of subjects thereby providing a detailed record of life in the province.
- Mennonite Archival Image DatabaseThe Mennonite Archival Image Database contains the records for over 80,000 photographs.
- Peel's Prairie ProvincesThe Prairie Postcards Collection consists of 16, 000+ digital images depicting various aspects of life on the Canadian Prairies from the late 19th through the mid 20th centuries.
Other Resources
- BC ArchivesThis catalogue contains the archival descriptions of government and private records that are of enduring value to the province of British Columbia. New information is continually added, including some digital copies of records, giving ever growing access to the archival materials.
- Langley Centennial MuseumThe Langley Centennial Museum's photo collection consists of almost 7,000 photographs
- UBC Library Digital CollectionBC Library's Open Collections include digital photos, books, newspapers, maps, videos, theses and more. These publicly-accessible collections are constantly growing and reflect the research interests of the UBC community and beyond.