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Waneta in postcards and other ephemera
Presenting six rare or never-before-seen postcards of Waneta recently sold online and probably dating to the 1910s.
Greg Nesteroff
Feb 6, 20238 min read
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15 comments


Mysteries of Comaplix
Wherein I try to figure out more about a woman depicted on a postcard — and reveal some puzzling findings about a murdered brothel keeper.
Greg Nesteroff
Dec 12, 20228 min read
906 views
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Pickles the driving dog and other oddities
A few curious things: a dog behind the wheel, a basketball team named the Comincos, and Yale University helps tear down buildings in Trail.
Greg Nesteroff
Oct 9, 20224 min read
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5 doctored West Kootenay postcards
Long before Photoshop, postcard publishers were using airbrushes and other tools to alter images.
Greg Nesteroff
Sep 20, 20213 min read
1,840 views
6 comments


Ainsworth, 1915-16
A terrific, rare postcard of Ainsworth sold last month on eBay. Here’s a closer look at some of the buildings depicted.
Greg Nesteroff
Aug 4, 20216 min read
1,204 views
14 comments


A Kootenay street in England
What is a Kootenay Avenue doing in Southampton, England? I have a theory.
Greg Nesteroff
May 11, 20212 min read
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Pioneer women of West Kootenay: Kitty Hope
A couple of postcards sold on eBay, both mailed in 1908 to a Miss Kitty Hope of Sandon. Who was she?
Greg Nesteroff
Mar 9, 20217 min read
1,023 views
5 comments


Ainsworth resort in vintage ads, postcards, and brochures
A look at the development of Ainsworth Hot Springs resort from the 1930s to the '60s as seen through ephemera.
Greg Nesteroff
Oct 6, 20203 min read
2,939 views
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Early Fruitvale in postcards
Seven rare postcards of Fruitvale have been sold on eBay over the last few months by four different dealers, for a collective price of $673
Greg Nesteroff
Sep 10, 20207 min read
1,436 views
4 comments


Salmo’s monster bridge
In 1910, a remarkable curved bridge was built at Salmo across a slough formed by the Salmo River.
Greg Nesteroff
Aug 7, 20206 min read
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A picture postcard romance
A love story involving an Italian-Canadian miner from Nelson, his Cornish bride, and the postcard that brought them together.
Greg Nesteroff
Jul 29, 202013 min read
2,275 views
6 comments


Nelson’s forgotten reservoir
Some of the earliest picture postcards of Nelson (seen below) look west down the Kootenay River with the corner of a pond in the...
Greg Nesteroff
May 22, 20203 min read
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Patricks on postcards
The remarkable postcard seen below sold in 2020 on eBay for $168 Cdn. It’s a previously unknown image of the Patrick Lumber Camp No. 1...
Greg Nesteroff
Mar 6, 20207 min read
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Then & Now: Burns Block
The rare postcard below, which sold recently on eBay, shows the Burns Block at 560 Baker Street (formerly 514 Baker) in Nelson — although...
Greg Nesteroff
Mar 8, 20192 min read
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International lacrosse, 1911
A few outstanding postcards and photos sold recently on eBay showing Nelson sports teams, one of which was an action shot of a lacrosse...
Greg Nesteroff
Mar 7, 20192 min read
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Then & Now: Corner Brick
A terrific postcard popped up on eBay recently, showing the A. MacDonald & Co. warehouse at 623-25 Front Street in Nelson, ca. 1910 —...
Greg Nesteroff
Mar 4, 20193 min read
871 views
3 comments


First Nations postcards
While quite a few postcards show First Nations scenes in East Kootenay, not many exist from West Kootenay. At least, there are only a few...
Greg Nesteroff
Oct 18, 20182 min read
1,404 views
2 comments


The Gulch after the storm, 1932
I picked up a couple of interesting postcards by Hughes Studio recently, showing the mess on Rossland Avenue in Trail following a huge...
Greg Nesteroff
Oct 18, 20182 min read
1,527 views
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I am not a bank robber
The postcard below of an old bridge across the Cascade canyon at Christina Lake sold online today. It’s a nice enough image, but it’s the...
Greg Nesteroff
Jul 24, 20182 min read
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An aeroplane in Kootenay Lake, 1919
The postcard below is part of a sequence showing Lieut. George Knopp Trim’s flight around Nelson during the fall fair of 1919 — and crash...
Greg Nesteroff
Jun 28, 20185 min read
1,248 views
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