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Coonley, Jacob Frank, 1832-1915 (photographer)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1832 - 1915

Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

 Item

A sisal plantation, 1879 - 1910

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y307G/8
Scope and Contents

226 x 177 mm. A view showing two Europeans in pith helmets standing in a field of growing sisal plants. A pencilled note on the back of the print reads: 'A Sisal Fibre Plantation Little Abaco Bahamas'.

Dates: 1879 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Along the shore, East of Nassau, 1879 - 1910

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y307G/3
Scope and Contents

211 x 170 mm. A view looking along a dirt road with a wooden thatched hut in the foreground and the sea beyond.

Dates: 1879 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Avenue of Spanish Laurel, near Library, 1879 - 1910

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y307G/13
Scope and Contents

226 x 175 mm. A view in a Nassau park showing a row of Spanish Laurels. Pencilled caption on the reverse reads: 'Indian fig trees (ficus netida) Nassau Bahamas'.

Dates: 1879 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Bread Fruit Tree, 1879 - 1910

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y307G/7
Scope and Contents

210 x 169 mm. A view showing a breadfruit tree growing beside a path, with thatched huts in the background.

Dates: 1879 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Cocoanut [i.e. coconut] tree in full bearing, 1879 - 1910

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y307G/11
Scope and Contents

176 x 226 mm. A view showing a coconut tree heavily laden with fruit.

Dates: 1879 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Government House, Garden, Nassau, 1879 - 1910

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y307G/2
Scope and Contents

224 x 176 mm. A view showing lawns and shrubs in the gardens with two figures standing in the centre of the picture; possibly the Governor and his ADC, the men have not been positively identified (possibly Sir Ambrose Shea, Governor 1887-1895).

Dates: 1879 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Parasitical cactus, 1879 - 1910

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y307G/12
Scope and Contents

211 x 167 mm. A view showing a heavy growth of cactus on a host tree with small wooden cottages in the background.

Dates: 1879 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Fonds

Photographs of the Bahamas

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3071A
Scope and Contents

A collection of loose photographs measuring approximately 225 x 175 mm. The photographs have, for the most part, printed captions stating location and photographer's name. Photographed by J.F. Coonley.

Dates: 1890 - 1895
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Royal African Palm, 1879 - 1910

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y307G/10
Scope and Contents

177 x 230 mm. A view from the street showing a Royal African palm growing in a Nassau garden. The caption on the back of the print reads: 'Royal Palm Nassau Bahamas'.

Dates: 1879 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Silk Cotton Tree, 1879 - 1910

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y307G/5
Scope and Contents

228 x 177 mm. A view showing two Bahamians standing in front of the huge curling roots of a silk cotton tree. Written on the back: 'The Great Silk Cotton Tree in the Public Square, Nassau, Bahamas, about 200 years old'.

Dates: 1879 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Sisal fibre Plants, Bahamas, 1879 - 1910

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y307G/9
Scope and Contents

176 x 227 mm. A view showing the two men in Y307G/8 standing on either side of a sisal plant. The title is taken from the note on the back of the print.

Dates: 1879 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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The Banyan Tree, 1879 - 1910

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y307G/6
Scope and Contents

210 x 168 mm. A view showing a banyan tree in Nassau.

Dates: 1879 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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The Government House, 1879 - 1910

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y307G/1
Scope and Contents

210 x 169 mm. A view looking along the drive towards the front façade of the Bahamas Government House at Nassau. The house stands on the range of hills to the south of the town and looks along George Street towards the harbour. Written on the back in pencil: 'The Government House Nassau, Bahamas'.

Dates: 1879 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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The Silk Cotton Tree, 1879 - 1910

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y307G/4
Scope and Contents

231 x 177 mm. A view showing the large silk cotton tree which stands behind the Post Office in the grassy square east of Parliament Street, Nassau.

Dates: 1879 - 1910
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

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Type
Archival Object 13
Collection 1
 
Subject
Nassau (inhabited place) 11
New Providence (island) 11
Little Abaco (island) 1