#vitrifiedlandscapes #bchist

The David Yorke Labour History Collection at SFU Library contains over 27,000 unique items that chronicle the labour movement provincially, nationally and internationally. A treasure covering late 19th century to the present. #bclab #canlab #bchist #bcpoli

A great example of Canadian design nationalism the LRC (light rapid comfortable) was intended to be the backbone of VIA rail's fleet capable of high speeds on conventional tracks by tilting. Designed in partnership with Alcan and thus was made of aluminum. #bchist #cndhist

bc parks branch 'youth crew' building trails in mt assiniboine provincial park, mid 1970s. #bchist #cdnhist #envhist

auto camp in new westminster bc, 1920s or maybe 1930s? #bchist #cdnhist #envhist

two commemorative birds with one stone (smelted and refined into coin format). #bchist #cdnhist

A little vintage #bchist observed over breakfast in Quesnel - I thought benbradleyca bsky.social and Joseph Planta might appreciate!

This is news that will come as no surprise to anyone who has read Eric Collier's 'Three Against The Wilderness,' (1959), which describes just such a beaver reintroduction project in the Chilcotin Plateau in the 1920s/1930s. #cdnhist #bchist #envhist

Paul Huba 1955 sculpture 'The Postman' has been reinstalled at former Vancouver Post Office at West Georgia and Hamilton Streets. Sadhu Binning's poem by the same name explores racism and exploitation as a letter carrier. #bcpoli #bchist labourheritagecentre.ca/the-postman/

Circa 1952-1953 'Map of Alaska: Highways from the U.S.A.' postcard. #alaska history #alaska #bchist

BC/Western Canadian Lumberworker 1960-1980 now digitized! 322 issues, insights to forestry union at its peak influence, innovative and impactful #environmental campaigns. #bclab #bchist bchdp.arcabc.ca/islandora/obje…

It's #CanadaDay2023 and you should really celebrate like they did in City of Prince George in 1910, with a good ol' fashioned 'funniest face grinning through a horse-collar' competition! It's not your fault if others don't get the 'yoke'... #cdnhist #bchist

advertising winter automobile storage, cariboo observer (quesnel bc), november 1921. #bchist #cdnhist #envhist

Recent thrift-store find: a pocket account book distributed by the The Vancouver Sun, probably in the 1920s. At the time, an office/store employee making $65/month could splurge $10 monthly on little luxuries like streetcar fare and church and still save $5/month (1/2) #bchist

Oct 8, 1915, SS Mariposa of Alaska Steamship Company line hit rocks off British Columbia. Passengers uncomfortably gathered on the shore and were picked up two hours later. Ship saved but sank two years later. #cdnhist #bchist #alaska history #alaska

1885, Johnny Kit Elswa, a Haida man from Tanu, British Columbia, Canada. Among likely many other occupations, he was an artist and translator. Note the tattoos on his chest and arm. Via National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution. #bchist #haida

1977 'Coming Up the Straits of Georgia Early in the Morning' print by Dale DeArmond (1914-2006). The Strait of Georgia runs between Vancouver Island and the mainland. #cdnhist #bchist

'interior of a samon cannery' at new westminster bc, 1900s or 1910s? 🐬
#bchist #cdnhist #envhist Bob Kronbauer

My search for Pender Harbour #bchist material Library and Archives Canada (h/t #2023AAW ) continues. Latest find: photos of Hwy 101 construction, a Depression relief project, 1933-1935. Faves: temp rwys for removing rock and a new #dogsoftwitter ! (NB: benbradleyca bsky.social, Theresa Kishkan, Sunshine Coast Museum & Archives)

Piece work, assembly lines, gendered wages and sweatshops in Vancouver's garment factories. Diving in to 100 Years of Garment Work. #bcunions #bchist labourheritagecentre.ca/vancouvers-gar…