SEASON'S GREETINGS FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA'S PAST: Christmas as Celebrated in BC from 1880's to 1930's, by Rich Mole, Excellent Conditon, with slight wear to cover but still highly displayable. Clean inside, tight bound spine. Size: 10..25 x 7.25 inch, 74 pages.
Season's Greetings from British Columbia's Past, is a highly sought-after, 74-page archival book detailing early holiday traditions across the province of British Columbia.
Published as Volume 29 of the Provincial Archives' Sound Heritage series, it captures how pioneer communities and city folk alike celebrated the festive season between the 1880s and 1930s.The book relies heavily on primary accounts and vintage ephemera to paint a vivid picture of holiday life in a frontier province.
Pioneer Celebrations: Contrasting rustic Christmas gatherings in remote logging camps and mining towns with the more lavish, formal festivities enjoyed by the urban elite in early Vancouver and Victoria.
Archival Photography: A wealth of black-and-white historical photographs and illustrations documenting early community gatherings, church services, and festive streetscapes.
Vintage Ephemera: Insights into the era’s exchanging of penny postcards, which pioneers frequently mailed home to friends and family overseas to share their frontier "land of dreams".
