Indian Mission on Vancouver Harbour North Vancouver British Columbia - Postcard SP24

Historical tinted photograph of the Indian Mission on Vancouver Harbour, North Vancouver, British Columbia. View from the water showing the Squamish Nation village with a church steeple, houses, and a long pier at the foot of the densely forested North Shore mountains. Published by Edwards Bros., Publishers, Vancouver, B.C., Printed in Germany, No. 3, circa 1905.

Scene Details:

• Caption: "3. Indian Mission on Vancouver Harbor."
• View from the water looking north toward the North Shore
• Squamish Nation village with church steeple and cluster of houses along the shoreline
• Long wooden pier extending into the harbour
• Sailboat mast visible near the pier
• Dense coniferous forest rising behind the village
• Snow-capped mountain peaks visible at upper left
• Calm blue-grey harbour water in the foreground
• Publisher: Edwards Bros., Publishers, Vancouver, B.C., Printed in Germany
• Divided back, used
• Message: "Does this look good for short hikes into the 'bush'. Well it looks frosty to-day and plenty white. The first real snow of the season fell on us here to-day but in the city it didn't. G.H.S."
• Addressed to: Addie

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