1897-1914::The Hinton Electric Company
The little electric company that illuminated British Columbia.
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Papertown Station
- Dec 29, 2022
- 2 min
1888::A Journey Across Canada on the Canadian Pacific Railway
What an artist saw on his journey across Canada.
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Papertown Station
- Dec 9, 2022
- 3 min
1917::The Pioneer of the Metropolitan Garage in Victoria, British Columbia
Joining the short list of Vancouver Island's automobile pioneers.
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Papertown Station
- Dec 8, 2022
- 1 min
1919::Ford Power Attachments at the Norman Hirst Garage
A busy shop with a breakthrough product in Victoria, British Columbia.
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Papertown Station
- Dec 5, 2022
- 2 min
1912::McLaughlin Buick Roadster de Luxe in British Columbia
High-end automobiles for sale in British Columbia.
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Papertown Station
- Dec 4, 2022
- 2 min
1922::Left-Side to Right-Side Road Rule Change in British Columbia
A New Year's Eve present from BC's Provincial Government.
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Papertown Station
- Dec 2, 2022
- 1 min
1912::Government Street in Victoria, British Columbia
A captured moment on one of the pacific coast's oldest streets.
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Papertown Station
- Nov 29, 2022
- 1 min
1936::A Cold Morning in Victoria, British Columbia
A winter scene in the bustling island city.
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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
- Aug 11, 2022
- 4 min
1910::The Bowling Alley Fire in Victoria, British Columbia
The great fire of Fort Street marking the end of an era.
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Papertown Station
- Aug 10, 2022
- 1 min
1862::A Bachelor's Wish
A late summertime pondering by an unknown poet in early Victoria, British Columbia.
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