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Greg Nesteroff
Feb 6, 20238 min read
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.
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Greg Nesteroff
Dec 12, 20228 min read
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.
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Greg Nesteroff
Oct 9, 20224 min read
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.
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Greg Nesteroff
Sep 20, 20213 min read
5 doctored West Kootenay postcards
Long before Photoshop, postcard publishers were using airbrushes and other tools to alter images.
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Greg Nesteroff
Aug 4, 20216 min read
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.
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Greg Nesteroff
May 11, 20212 min read
A Kootenay street in England
What is a Kootenay Avenue doing in Southampton, England? I have a theory.
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Greg Nesteroff
Mar 9, 20217 min read
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?
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Greg Nesteroff
Oct 6, 20203 min read
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.
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Greg Nesteroff
Sep 10, 20207 min read
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
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Greg Nesteroff
Aug 7, 20206 min read
Salmo’s monster bridge
In 1910, a remarkable curved bridge was built at Salmo across a slough formed by the Salmo River.
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Greg Nesteroff
Jul 29, 202013 min read
A picture postcard romance
A love story involving an Italian-Canadian miner from Nelson, his Cornish bride, and the postcard that brought them together.
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Greg Nesteroff
May 22, 20203 min read
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...
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Greg Nesteroff
Mar 6, 20207 min read
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...
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Greg Nesteroff
Mar 8, 20192 min read
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...
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Greg Nesteroff
Mar 7, 20192 min read
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...
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Greg Nesteroff
Mar 4, 20193 min read
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 —...
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Greg Nesteroff
Oct 18, 20182 min read
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...
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Greg Nesteroff
Oct 18, 20182 min read
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...
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Greg Nesteroff
Jul 24, 20182 min read
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...
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Greg Nesteroff
Jun 28, 20185 min read
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...
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