Empress Hotel from Thunderbird Park - Victoria British Columbia - Elmay Artist Postcard SP24

Pen-and-ink illustrated postcard showing the Empress Hotel as viewed from Thunderbird Park in Victoria, British Columbia. Art by Elmay, Victoria, B.C.

Scene Details:

• Detailed line-drawing illustration of the Empress Hotel's château-style architecture in the background
• Thunderbird Park in the foreground with multiple totem poles, including a tall central pole with carved figures
• Indigenous carved figures and a large carved whale/orca sculpture in the right foreground
• Small structures (longhouse-style buildings) visible among the totem poles
• Trees and landscaping framing the hotel

Back Details:

• Handwritten note in purple ink: "Empress Hotel, first opened for business in 1908, built partly on harbor fill, is still sinking."
• Divided back with "Post Card" header and stamp box outline
• Publisher credit: "Art by Elmay, Victoria, B.C."
• Unused — no stamp, no address

Please zoom into and look closely at the front and back photos to view condition, and feel free to send me a message if you have any questions. Thank you, D