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Papertown Station
Apr 182 min read
1936::Lord Mayor of London Attends Golden Jubilee in Vancouver, British Columbia
Sir Percy Vincent makes history as the first Lord Mayor to visit Canada.
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Papertown Station
Apr 42 min read
1914::The Duchess and Her Royal Christmas Gift of Maple Syrup to Canadian Soldiers
A special gift of Maple Syrup from home.
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Papertown Station
Mar 102 min read
1940::Reading Wartime Headlines on Granville Street in Vancouver, British Columbia
Viewing the Second World War from the homefront... and an odd premonition.
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Papertown Station
Mar 41 min read
1959::A Stamp For Oregon's 100th Birthday
A commemoration of America's new Pacific Coast state.
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Papertown Station
Jan 174 min read
1902::The Stamp That Influenced the Building of the Panama Canal
The stamp that betrayed its own country.
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Papertown Station
Dec 29, 20223 min read
1888::A Journey Across Canada on the Canadian Pacific Railway
An artist's sketches of his journey across Canada.
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Papertown Station
Dec 22, 20221 min read
1947::Record-Breaking Christmas Mail Arrives at Victoria's Bay Street Armoury
Vancouver Islanders receive their Christmas parcels on time.
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Papertown Station
Dec 4, 20222 min read
1922::Left-Side to Right-Side Road Rule Change in British Columbia
A New Year's Day present from British Columbia's Provincial Government.
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Papertown Station
Sep 24, 20222 min read
1846::The Oregon Question
North America's West Coast shortly before the Oregon Treaty.
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Papertown Station
Aug 28, 20221 min read
1914::Roman God of War Takes Control of the Stock Market
World War 1 and its economic impact on Canadian markets.
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Papertown Station
Jul 26, 20221 min read
1913::Canadian Pacific Railway Imports 700 Employees from Glasgow, Scotland
Importing qualified employees to work on Canada's rails.
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