Postcards

The Prairie Postcards Collection consists of 20,000+ postcards depicting various aspects of life on the Canadian Prairies from the late 19th through the mid-20th centuries.

The majority of the images are of individual cards. However, there are several postcard booklets, which contain a set of postcards bound together, joined in an accordion fold-out manner, or presented in an envelope (the envelope often also had an image printed on the exterior). In most cases, each card has been digitized and described separately, but the connection to the rest of the set has been maintained in the record.

The physical collection is housed in the Bruce Peel Special Collections and is available for viewings by students, staff, and the general public on-site by appointment.

Postcard of the removal of a church in Saskatchewan.

A group of men stand next to a tractor, near a white church. Text at the bottom reads 'Removing a Church, Saskatchewan.'

Postcard of Center Street in Calgary, Alberta.

A street car travels down the middle of a street lined by buildings and early 1900s touring cars. Text at the top reads 'Center Street, Calgary, Alta.'

Postcard of the Three Sisters and the Bow River near Banff, Alberta.

The Three Sisters mountain peaks are visible behind the Bow River and a line of trees. Text in the top left reads 'The Three Sisters and Bow River, near Banff, Canadian Rockies.'

Postcard of the farm of H. Dorell near Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.

A crop field with bushels of wheat foreground a cluster of farm buildings. Text at the bottom reads 'Farm of H. Dorell, near Moose Jaw, Assa., Canada.'

Postcard of the boardwalk in Miniota, Manitoba.

Peel's Prairie Provinces

Postcards