Postcards from the Past: Edwardian Images of Greater Vancouver and the Fraser Valley
- ISBN-10
- 1895811236
- ISBN-13
- 9781895811230
- Series
- Postcards from the Past
- Category
- Fraser River Valley (B.C.)
- Pages
- 176
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing Co
- Author
- Fred Thirkell
Description
City of Vancouver Heritage award winner, 2003 Postcards From The Past provides a nostalgic and enlightening glimpse of Vancouver and surrounding environs during its first great decade of growth, years now known as the Edwardian Era. Authors Fred Thirkell and Bob Scullion have presented a collection of outstanding postcard images, complemented by historical anecdotes and amusing asides. Complete with maps showing the sites of the original photos, this collection allows readers to gain a new perspective of a grand time and a magnificent place.
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