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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


Playmates on the border
The remarkable postcard seen below shows two friends, Anna Norris of Boundary, Wash., and Velma Shields, of Waneta, who didn’t let a...
Greg Nesteroff
May 22, 20185 min read


Postcard maker gone wild
Some of the most amazing West Kootenay postcards ever produced show the Rossland mines underground in the 1900s. I don’t know how the...
Greg Nesteroff
Jan 19, 20182 min read


The Mystery Photographer
Many pioneer photographers signed their work — a smart marketing move. Many others did not, leaving us guessing who might have been...
Greg Nesteroff
Jan 4, 20184 min read
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