British Columbia Gallery

Canadas Enthusiastic Response to the Call of the Motherland, c1915 (1916). Creator: Unknown

Canada's Enthusiastic Response to the Call of the Motherland, c1915, (1916). Canadian troops leave Victoria, British Columbia - the first contingent sailed for England in October 1914 with over 30,000 volunteers who joined British Forces operating in Europe against Germany. From "The War Illustrated Album De Luxe - Volume IV. The Summer Campaign - 1915", edited by J. A. Hammerton. [The Amalgamated Press, Limited, London, 1916]

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The first regular trans-continental train at Fernie, British Columbia, Canada, 1886 (1951)

The first regular trans-continental train at Fernie, British Columbia, Canada, 1886 (1951). The Canadian Pacific Railway, which connects eastern Canada with British Columbia, was built between 1881 and 1885. The first train to arrive at the railway's western terminus did so on 4th July 1886. A print from 100 Years in Pictures, A panorama of History in the Making, text by DC Somervell, Odhams press Limited, London, 1951

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Terraces of the Fraser River, British Columbia, Canada, 19th century.Artist: Bellel

Terraces of the Fraser River, British Columbia, Canada, 19th century. The Fraser River is the longest river in British Columbia, rising near Mount Robson in the Rocky Mountains and flowing for 1, 400 km (870 miiles), into the Pacific Ocean at the city of Vancouver

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