illustratedvancouver:

Pattullo Bridge, by Henry John Simpkins (RCA). This drawing is from a 1938-1939 Christmas greeting card from the Dominion Bridge Company Limited, the contractors that built the bridge. The bridge was opened November 15, 1937, so if the card was intended for December 1938, this would have been the bridges 1st birthday card as well! Seen for sale on ebay. More about the artist from Pegasus Gallery in Salt Spring Island, BC:

Henry John Simpkins, RCA (1906-1995) was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He attended the Winnipeg school of art in 1923-1925. He traveled and painted across Canada, Newfoundland, Ontario, Manitoba, and B.C, as well as all over the Eastern U.S.A, England, Scotland, and Wales, settling in Montreal in 1929. He worked mainly in watercolor and some oils. His subjects included landscape, nudes, coastal scenes, figures, streetscapes, and everyday life. In Winnipeg he worked for Brigdens*. He exhibited with the RCA from 1930-1957, and the AAM/MMFA from 1931-1955.

* The link to the article on Brigdens is a must read! “Brigdens, one of Canada’s oldest graphic arts firms, opened a branch in Winnipeg in 1913 to produce the western Canadian version of the Eaton’s mail-order catalogue…”