Happy New Year! We made it to 2017 and I just have this wonderful feeling that its going to be an awesome year. One of the cool things happening in Canada this year, is our 150th Birthday, yes Canada is turning the big 1-5-0 and she is still looking good (even better if I may say). I’m excited this year to get out and explore more of my beloved country and share my adventures with all of you. So stay tuned!

For today’s post we will be exploring beautiful Vintage Canadian Travel Posters & Advertising.

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Vintage Canadian Travel Posters & Advertising

1920’s – 1960’s

Vintage 1920s Canadian Pacific Train Travel Poster

Join us in British Columbia. 1930s Vintage Map Cover.

vintage british columbia map cover-1930s vintage advertising — Source: eBay

Visit Whistler Blackcomb British Columbia-1940s Travel Poster (See Vintage Ski Poster HERE).

1940s Vintage Whistler travel poster featuring a downhill skier. — Source: eBay

The water is nice at Chateau Lake Louise, Alberta.

Further Reading: Vintage Travel To Do List: Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise

1920s Chateau Lake Louise Vinta — Source: DiMagio

The Mountie and the Rockies, iconic Canadian symbols. 1920s Travel Poster.

1920s Canadian Pacific Vintage Poster with Mountie and rockies — Source: Pinterest

Official Trail Ride: Banff to Badger Pass.

Vintage Canadian Travel Poster for Banff to Badger Pass featuring an illustration of 2 people on horses. — Source: Pinterest

Saskatoon, is the largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. There was also a song written about it in 1915, as seen in the sheet music image below.

Vintage Sheet Music 1915 called Saskatoon featuring an illustration of a women skier on the slopes. — Source: Collections Canada

Here is what the song sounded like. So very Ragtime!

Vintage Manitoba travel advertising circa 1950s.

Vintage Manitoba travel advertising from the 1950s featuring a family on the beach in their 1950s swimsuits. — Source: Click Americana

1940s Travel Brochure (1947) for visiting Ontario! Canada’s Vacation Province!

1940s vintage ontario vintage travel poster featuring two women on a dock with a blow up ball and a floatie in 1940s hairstyles and 1940s swimsuits. — Source: Made Man

Cruise the Great Lakes of Ontario. 1930s Travel Poster.

Are you interested in what one would wear on a cruise if your going for that vintage look? Check out the following post I have written: What to Wear on a Cruise-The 1930s-1950s Edition

1930s Canadian Pacific Cruise the Great Lakes travel poster featuring an illustration of a 1930s woman in 1930s cruisewear on a boat — Source: Allposters

You MUST go to Niagara Falls when you visit, it’s breathtaking.

Further Reading: Vintage Photo Tuesday: Visiting Niagara Falls, Canada

Vintage Niagara Falls Travel Poster for taking the greyhound bus there. — Source: Allposters

The poster is correct, Quebec is truly a Winter Wonderland (1940s Travel Poster).

Quebec Vintage Travel Poster from the 1940s. — Source: Pinterest

“See you in Montreal”. My dad attended Expo 67 in Montreal.

montreal expo 67 vintage poster — Source: Pinterest

Head to the East Coast to discover a truly charming part of Canada.

Canada East Coast Travel Poster Vintage — Source: Pinterest

Visit Nova Scotia-Digby Pines, “A Canadian Pacific Hotel”.

Nova Scotia Calling - Digby Pines vintage travel poster featuring an illustration of a woman in the 1940s / 1950s in her swimsuit at the pool. — Source: Collectors Weekly

1950s Travel Poster for Prince Edward Island. Known world-wide for the beloved and spunky character, Anne of Green Gables, Prince Edward Island will truly delight.

1950s Vintage Travel Poster for Prince Edward Island featuring an illustration and photos of people enjoying the island. — Source: Pinterest

New Brunswick-Canada’s Unspoiled Province by the Sea.

vintage new brunswick travel map — Source: Pinterest

‘Canada’s Happy Province’. This slogan from a 1965 ad for Newfoundland and Labrador made me giggle. I guess the rest of Canada’s provinces are grumpy and unwelcoming?

newfoundland-labrador vintage travel poster from the 1960s. — Source: I desire Vintage Posters

Canada also has 3 Territories: Yukon, Northwest Territory and Nunavut.

Yukon vintage travel poster — Source: Pinterest

Vintage travel Poster for Yellowknife, North West Terrorities featuring the Northern Lights. — Source: Allposters

For more vintage travel Canadian posters, check out my blog post ‘See Canada by Train-Vintage Advertising‘. OR you can visit my archive page on all the posts I have ever done on Travel..HERE.

Question Time: If you have travelled in Canada, where were your favorite places?

Vintage Travel:

Would you like to see Canada yourself? Viator is a tour company I have used on several of my trips and they have lots of fun tour options for visiting Canada. Take a look at just SOME of the options below!

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Thanks for dropping by!

Liz

Happy Canada Day!! We are celebrating 149 years today and I’m so very excited for my country and to be Canadian on this fantastic day 🙂

Further Reading: Collection of Vintage Canada Blog Posts (fun and interesting topics)

Today’s post is a roundup of some of the interesting vintage posts (1920s-1970s) about Canada that I have found over the last while, that give a bit more insight into the country I call home. Enjoy!

Once Upon a City Women who were unsung heroes of war effort via Toronto Star

ajax-munitions Canadian Bomb girls vintage image — Archives Canada

Jessica at Chronically Vintage (a fellow Canadian) started a Flickr Group called “Vintage Canada” with some super vintage images of the land we both love. Check it out!

We all know that small towns have some amazing history tied to them. So the next time you visit Canada (or head out onto a road trip) why not check out this blog post on ‘Canada’s Best Small Towns‘ via the ‘Great Canadian Bucket List‘ website.

If you follow my blog then you know that I like to post about Toronto & Canadian History, here is one I did awhile back: Vintage Canadian Actors & Actresses in Hollywood.

Elinor Florence is a writer and blogger (and another Canadian friend) who focuses on Canada’s Wartime Past on her Wednesday blog. Her recent book entitled ‘Bird’s Eye View‘ is excellent and recommend read (I could not put it down) about an idealistic young Canadian woman who joins the air force during the Second World War and becomes an aerial photographic interpreter.

Elinor most recent blog post about a young woman named ‘Ruth Owens’ reminded me very much of the main character in her book. Ruth was trained as a photographer for the Royal Canadian Air Force and served at RCAF Centralia, Ontario, during World War Two. Her photo album gives us a fascinating glimpse into wartime history, crammed with snapshots of life on a Canadian air training. Read Post HERE.

1940s Canadian Woman in Airforce — Source: Elinor Florence

Canada built the first UFO Landing Pad in St. Paul, Alberta in 1967

Canada's first UFO landing page st paul alberta

The Archives of Canada has a bevy of amazing albums on their Flickr Page and one of them that caught my eye was all about ‘Toys and Games in Canada‘. Now this is not exclusive to Canada (as we know) but I just thought it was a fun collection of images of Canadian’s of all ages having fun.

Baseball game between women from the "Eager Beavers" and officers of the Regina Rifle Regiment 1940s

May 28th, 1934-The Dionne Quintuplets are born and are noted as being the only quintuplets to survive for more than a few days. This miracle, plus their baby cuteness, the poverty of their French Canadian parents, and the controversy over their guardianship, made them the sensation of the 1930s (source).

Read all about them HERE.

Well friends, I hope you enjoyed some of the Vintage Canadian images and posts I shared with you today. Happy Canada Day!

Liz 🙂

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