From "The First in Canada"

The Canadian Pacific Railway follows the path of the Fraser River for a very

long distance. Therefore, I cannot pinpoint the exact location where this picture was taken. However, I can tell you that it was taken in British Columbia; the Fraser River flows for 1,375 kilometers, all of it being in British Columbia. The Canadian Pacific Railway follows part of its path through the mountains. You can see that this train is on the side of mountain as it travels along the rails.

The picture is not the most exciting thing about this post card. What excites me is that this post card was printed and published by one of the first companies in Canada to print picture post cards.

William Warwick was a publisher, printer, and bookbinder. His company became the official printer for the Provincial Government of Ontario. It was one of the first to print postcards in Canada producing over 4,000 tinted halftone view-cards in line block with a dull pallet. Many of their card sets also have very decorative borders and some with crests. The business was destroyed by fire in 1904 but they rebuilt and continued publishing. Following William Warwick’s death, the name of the business was changed to “Wm. Warwick & Son”, the firm consisting of Mrs. Warwick and eldest son Guy. In 1885, when the second son, George R. Warwick was admitted to the partnership, Mrs. Warwick retired and the firm name became “Warwick & Sons”. Arthur F. Rutter was taken into the partnership in 1886 and Charles E. Warwick, the youngest son, was also made a member of the firm. In 1893 the firm name was changed from “Warwick & Sons” to “Warwick Bros. & Rutter”. The company existed from 1848 to 1933; its last address was on King Street near Spadina in Toronto.

This is what one of their post cards looked like on the back. Notice that it cost two cents to send the post card all way to Massachusetts.