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@TheAaronChapman Any good examples to share?

This “First Vancouver Catalog” from 1978 I was loaned has been fun to browse through. It was primarily an advertising venture, selling space to the listed businesses, but the old spots & photos give it some #vancouverhistory value and nostalgia.

Morning mist in Vancouver's Stanley Park, captured in 1912 by Rosetti Photographic Studios. A glimpse into the past from the @UBCArchives Haweis Family fonds: dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.004…

@VanArchives "Anyone for tennis? Wouldn't that be nice?" youtu.be/FIBNBCrmjB0?si…

Tennis anyone? Great outfits of tennis players from 100 years ago. bit.ly/3VRiWnr bit.ly/3BQYP1K bit.ly/4gJEUAA

UBC Library has acquired the institutional records of the Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies, which was founded at UBC in 1991 to focus on interdisciplinary research. bit.ly/4hde1W7

#TBT Casimir C. Lindsey shown with fish - 16 January 1959 (Peter Holborne photo) dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.013… Dr. Lindsey was with the UBC Institute of Fisheries, later the UBC Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries Cc: @UBCoceans #UBChistory #fisheries #oceans

#TBT Interior view of Mathematics building following bomb explosion - 9 January 1970 dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.015… See also The Ubyssey, 13 January 1970: #p0z-6r0f:explosion" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">open.library.ubc.ca/viewer/ubyssey… #UBChistory #explosion #bomb #MathBuilding #The70s

In 1962, the Alaskan Queen sailed away from Sand Point, Alaska, in rough waters and headed for the Bering Sea. From the Fisherman Publishing Society Collection: dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.000…

Happy New Year! 🌟 May the sunlight guide your journey into 2025, bringing warmth and inspiration to every step ahead. From the Rosetti Studios - Stanley Park Collection: dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.004…

The semester has started. Welcome back to campus! A photo of the #UBC campus view taken by Dee, Martin. From the UBC Archives Photograph Collection: dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.016…

#TBT Dr. H. Peter Oberlander with pipe - 2 January 1972 dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.037… See also the inventory to his archive: library.ubc.ca/archives/u_arc… #UBChistory

As 2024 comes to a close, we reflect on another remarkable year of sharing stories from the past. Thank you for being part of our journey. See you next year! 🎉 This photo is part of the UBC Archives Photograph Collection: dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.001…

Map Division staff examine a massive map of Vancouver in 1977. 🗺️ From the UBC Archives Photograph Collection: dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.013…

"Vancouver Today": Postcard includes three photographs of views of Vancouver that depict the city's progress and development over 20 years. From the Uno Langmann Family Collection of B.C. Photographs: dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.036…

@bbyvillage Ashtray?

This adorable, scalloped number was manufactured by International Silver Company Limited, a Canadian company. The Canadian National Railway maple leaf is embossed on the handle.🍁 What would you use this for?

#TBT [on a Friday] Main Library North wing construction - 27 December 1947 dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.014… In background: old Army huts housing the Faculty of Law and other offices. #UBChistory #UBCLibrary #UBCLaw

#TBT Clarence Fulton working with equipment in the B.C. Research Laboratory (Peter Holborne photo) - 19 December 1951 dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.003… #UBChistory #research #SCIENCE!

Here’s a close-up of the UBC crest above the Main Library entrance, captured in 2000. From the UBC Archives Photograph Collection: dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.016…

#TBT The Ubyssey - 12 December 1918 dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.012… University Unites in Thanksgiving [celebrating armistice & end of WWI] Varsity Will Play Victoria Dec. 20 [rugby & basketball] Miss Anglin Joins The Players Club [honorary membership for famous Cdn. actress] #UBChistory