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Digitizers’ Blog
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William Fraser Tolmie
A brief (and almost fawning) biography and impressive etching of William Fraser Tolmie from British Columbia Pictoral Biographical printed by the British Alaskan Boundary Tribunal, 1903. In addition to the quality of the etchings, typography and illuminations in this volume, the DI team was struck by this image due to the remarkable likeness Mr. Tolmie bears to our […]
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Klondike Gold Rush
Photographs from the Klondyke Souvenir published by H.J. Goetzman in 1901 depicting pioneer life and the Klondike gold rush from the upcoming B.C. Bibliography collection. Images contributed by the University of Northern British Columbia. If you are looking for more related Klondike gold rush resources, please visit this blog post: British Columbia, the Gold Rush and […]
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Illustrated Victoria
Illustrations of Victoria BC from Souvenir British Columbia by the Canadian Department of Agriculture, 1885, and Souvenir of British Columbia: Views No. 1, printed by T.N. Hibben & Co., 1880 (respectively). The full volumes and many other illustrated and photographic “souvenirs” of early BC will be featured in the upcoming BC Bibliography digital collection. Both images […]
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Know Your Enemy
Second World War era Japanese poster depicting allied bombers from UBC Rare Books and Special Collections’ David Conde fonds. David Conde was born in Ontario. He moved to the United Sates in the early 1920s and became an American citizen in 1932. In 1945/1946 Conde worked for the U.S. State Department during the occupation of […]
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Vancouver, 1880
Souvenir of British Columbia, No. 1 printed by T.N. Hibben & Co. circa 1880. Look for lots more photographs of historic Vancouver in the upcoming B.C.Bibliography Collection!
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Birds’ Eye View: UBC’s Planning Stages
Hooper was one of the original bidders for the construction of the University of British Columbia, and while this European-style campus plan was never made a reality, the sketch, along with the rest of the original submissions, persist in the UBC Library Archives.
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British Columbia Historical Newspapers
Search and view B.C. community newspapers published from 1865 to 1924. The British Columbia Historical Newspapers Collection makes 24 of B.C.’s earliest newspapers freely available in digital format for the first time! http://historicalnewspapers.library.ubc.ca
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Allan Bell talks digitization
photo by Martin Dee
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Tour UBC Library’s Digitization Centre
Jennifer Yip, researcher with the Community Historical Recognition Program, gets a tour of the brand new scanning facilities at UBC.
