Digitization Centre

#Vintage Red Deer, Alberta. Corner of 2nd Street SE and Gaetz Ave, July 12, 1920. Banners are displayed celebrating the 230th anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne on July 12, 1920. From the #ChungCollection DOI: dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.013…

‘Come what come may…’ and here it comes... Shakespeare’s Second Folio, published in 1632, is available to browse through UBC Open Collections. Read the blog post here: digitize.library.ubc.ca/carousel/a-clo…

Illustration depicts a horse-drawn cart and dogs on a street through buildings and tents. #Klondike#GoldRush From the Phil Lind Klondike Gold Rush collection. DOI: dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.044…

Check out this Banff map from around the 20th century ... and Banff Springs Hotel! #Banff #BanffspringHotel From the Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection. #Chung DOI: dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.022…

#bookbinding A French iron press once used by Dorothy Burnett, the first independent craft binder to set up shop in Vancouver. It was used to apply uniform pressure for various bookbinding activities. DOI: dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.000…

#nelson is known for its heritage buildings and was well established as a mining camp by 1890. Photo: Early 20th-century photograph of Nelson from the Chung Collection. DOI: dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.021…

Photograph of William Ling and his cat Morris. From the Chinese Canadian Stories Collection. DOI: dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.036…

View of former Tashme Japanese Canadian camp. Tashme, a Japanese Canadian internment camp during World War II, was located in what is now Sunshine Valley in BC. Explore more in the Japanese Canadian Photograph Collection. DOI: dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.004…

[Residential school portrait] September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a time to reflect on the impacts of residential schools and honor those affected. DOI: dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.043…

Control room at TRIUMF in 1978. TRIUMF is Canada’s National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics, located on the UBC Vancouver campus. Check out more photos from the UBC Archives Photograph Collection. DOI: dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.015…

@DigitizeUBC You can still see the old town buildings on the side of the river.

Check out this postcard of buffalo in Stanley Park from the early 1900s! The Uno Langmann Family Collection of British Columbia Photographs contains thousands of postcards, some from as early as 1873. DOI: dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.036…

Check out our new blog post featuring the 19th-century Banff Springs Hotel menu from the Chung Collection, and take a glimpse into the flavors, styles, and eras of Canadian hospitality in a luxury hotel! Link: digitize.library.ubc.ca/carousel/menus… #Fairmont #Menu #ChungCollection

Wind Mowing the Flax. Explore this World War I British press photograph collection, capturing every aspect of World War I. DOI: dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.003…

Check out this Cicero book and explore some big life questions about death, happiness, and pain. From the Western Manuscripts And Early Printed Books. DOI: dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.005…

Have your fall trips started yet? Check out this motorist's guide from 1931 for a bit of inspiration. From the British Columbia Historical Books Collection. DOI: dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.037…

Have you found time to explore the Nest yet? Here's a throwback to its construction 11 years ago. From the Alma Mater Society Image Collection. DOI: dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.041…

Now the "Sandon Ghost Town." Take a look at this historic photo from around the 19th century, a time when miners, dreamers, and schemers flocked to the interior of BC. DOI: dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.042…

UBC's Rare Books and Special Collections has a set of stylish "White Pass and Yukon Route" themed playing cards from around the 19th century. Take a look through this link below on UBC Open Collection! DOI: dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.044…

Illustration depicting a cat playing croquet. From the Tremaine Arkley Croquet Collection. DOI: dx.doi.org/10.14288/1.001…