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Travelling by Wagon, 1890s

Travelling by Wagon, 1890s

Travel by horse and wagon between the Okanagan Mission and the Coldstream Ranch was long and could be challenging in the 1890s.
Proposed House for the Aberdeens at Rattlesnake Point, 1895

Proposed House for the Aberdeens at Rattlesnake Point, 1895

William Van Horne gave the Aberdeens a sketch for a proposed new house at Rattlesnake Point.  The design was of a wood and shingle structure, dominated by a […]
“Kelowna” Painted by Lady Aberdeen, c. 1894

“Kelowna” Painted by Lady Aberdeen, c. 1894

This is a landscape watercolour painted by Lady Aberdeen.  It may have been painted on one of the Aberdeens’ trips on the SS Aberdeen steamboat on Lake Okanagan.  […]
S.S. Aberdeen Steamship, c.1895

S.S. Aberdeen Steamship, c.1895

This is a photo postcard of the Canadian Pacific Railway (C.P.R.) steamship, named in honour of Lord Aberdeen.  The S.S. Aberdeen was launched on May 22, 1893 and […]
View North Towards Long Lake, c.1890

View North Towards Long Lake, c.1890

Photo postcard looking north towards the land bridge between Woods Lake and Long Lake (Kalamalka Lake).
The Postill Ranch and Duck Lake, c.1890s

The Postill Ranch and Duck Lake, c.1890s

View of the Postill Ranch, north of Okanagan Mission at the edge of Duck Lake (Ellison Lake).
Coldstream, 1898

Coldstream, 1898

Archival photographs are used in the video to illustrate some of the people, buildings, and places in the Coldstream area that Lady Aberdeen described in her journal. These […]
SS Redstar, “Mr. Lequime’s Little Steamer” in 1891

SS Redstar, “Mr. Lequime’s Little Steamer” in 1891

“Mr. Lequime’s little steamer which took us up the Lake to Guisachan.” Watercolour inspired by Lady Aberdeen’s 1891 Kodak photograph as published in Through Canada with a Kodak.
Gate into Guisachan Farm in 1891

Gate into Guisachan Farm in 1891

Drawing inspired by Lady Aberdeen’s 1891 Kodak photograph as published in Through Canada with a Kodak.
The Three Sisters in the Rocky Mountains, 1880-1900

The Three Sisters in the Rocky Mountains, 1880-1900

“All that remains now is a remembrance of towering snow-capped peaks rearing themselves up in all their strength above us…” Excerpt from Through Canada with a Kodak, p. […]
Okanagan Mission Valley, c.1892

Okanagan Mission Valley, c.1892

View looking northwest towards Okanagan Lake and the Westside.  Guisachan Farm and the Bethel Presbyterian Church are visible, along with a few early buildings. Taken by Vernon photographer […]
Cattle Scene, *Coldstream Ranche*, Vernon B.C., n.d.

Cattle Scene, *Coldstream Ranche*, Vernon B.C., n.d.

Much of the Okanagan Valley was divided into large cattle ranches until the area became overgrazed.