1951::Princess Elizabeth and Prince Phillip Visit Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Before the Princess became Queen, the young royal couple made their first visit to the West Coast.
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Papertown Station
- Sep 2, 2022
- 1 min
1892::Waiting on a Dock in Esquimalt Harbour, Vancouver Island
Waiting on an Esquimalt dock for a transport.
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Papertown Station
- Aug 21, 2022
- 1 min
1846::A Night in Vancouver Island Woods
A story from the earliest days of Fort Victoria on Vancouver Island.
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Papertown Station
- Jul 4, 2022
- 1 min
1899::The Secret Whistles of Britain's Pacific Outpost at Esquimalt, British Columbia
Britain's last kick at bolstering her small yet strategic outpost on the pacific ocean.
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Papertown Station
- May 20, 2022
- 1 min
1890::Esquimalt & Nanaimo Rail Schedule
A little pocketbook that once lived in many Vancouver Islander pockets.
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Papertown Station
- May 20, 2022
- 2 min
1888::The First Trains of Vancouver Island
The first Vancouver Island trains that rolled into Nanaimo and Victoria, British Columbia.
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Papertown Station
- May 20, 2022
- 2 min
1886::Canada's True Last Spike
The driving of the true last spike of Canada's coast to coast railway link.
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Papertown Station
- May 17, 2022
- 2 min
1936::Queen Victoria and the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
A look at Queen Victoria's family tree.
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Papertown Station
- Apr 16, 2022
- 3 min
1923::The Motor Princess
British Columbia's first automobile ferry.
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Papertown Station
- Dec 18, 2021
- 5 min
1942::The QE: The Largest Ship in the World Sails to Victoria, BC During WW2
🌺WW2::The world's largest Ocean Liner, found her way to Esquimalt's drydock in Esquimalt, British Columbia.
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Papertown Station
- Dec 18, 2021
- 1 min
1914::World's Largest Oil Tanker Torpedoed After Drydock in Esquimalt, British Columbia
1914::WW1::World's Largest Oil Tanker torpedoed a year after drydock in Esquimalt, British Columbia
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Papertown Station
- Dec 21, 2020
- 2 min
1943::A Christmas Dinner For Vancouver Islanders On the Front Line
A special Christmas dinner.
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