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North and Central America (continent)

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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 5473 Collections and/or Records:

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St George's, May 1970, 1970-05

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Marnham FF/1
Scope and Contents From the File:

Contains slides in Ektachrome or Kodachrome mounts as indicated. The Ektachromes were processed in the USA. Slides have been renumbered but arrangement in the file remains as per the original typescript catalogue.

Dates: 1970-05
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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St. George's van among the wheat, 1910 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011DDD(LS)/47
Scope and Contents

Showing van with 'Sunday School Mission, Anglican Church' written on its side.

Dates: 1910 - 1930
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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St. Gregoire, 1909

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 14/2871
Scope and Contents

Landscape format.

Dates: 1909
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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St John, N.B., 1919

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3062Q/2
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: A limp-bound book, number 36 of a numbered edition of 100, containing photogravure plates and coloured illustrations by various artists. Each page is preceded by a sheet containing the title and description; in most cases only the title is given in the typescript catalogue. Unless otherwise stated, the illustrations are full-page sepia photogravure, approximately 225 x 175 mm; the half-page coloured illustrations are c.125 x 85 mm.The title page reads 'His Royal Highness the Prince...
Dates: 1919
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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St John, New Brunswick, 1909

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 15/3157
Scope and Contents

Landscape format.

Dates: 1909
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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St John’s Anglican Cathedral, 1902 - 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3061E/30-50
Scope and Contents

Number 36 shows the exterior, the remainder the interior. 30, 34-35, 37, 39 show mourning for the sealing disaster of March 1914, in which 78 sealers from Newfoundland lost their lives when they were cut off on the ice in a blizzard. A pamphlet on this disaster, by the Rev James Bell, is included. The loss of the ship 'Southern Cross' at the same time brought the deaths among the fishing community to over 250. See 'Death on the Ice' (1972) by Cassie Brown.

Dates: 1902 - 1912
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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St John’s Anglican Cathedral Clergy House Cathedral Hill, 1902 - 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3061E/66
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: An album of photographs, with some loose insertions, including an annotated map of 'St. John's N.F, 1905', relating to Newfoundland 1902-1912. Most are 100 x 80 mm., but in many cases only part is visible owing to the size and shape of the frame through which they are seen.The collection was studied by Professor Maurice and Mrs Shirley Scarlett in 1985; their information is embodied in the captions to nos. 3, 5-17, 30-51, 53, 55-56, 67, 69, 71, 74-75, 80, 82, 86, 90, 92-93, 95-101,...
Dates: 1902 - 1912
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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St. John's, Antigua, 1897

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y307J/11
Scope and Contents

229 x 291 mm (overall), 133 x 196 mm (image). Halftone print. Studio name printed as part of image, print inscribed by hand in ink, au recto, below image. Photograph shows rooftops and a road looking towards the coast; ships, the sea, and land are visible in the background.

Dates: 1897
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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St. John's Cathedral, Belize, 1911

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3078A/8
Scope and Contents

101 x 77 mm. Showing the rather squat Cathedral buildings. Consecrated in 1812, and situated behind Government House at the southern end of Belize City, St. John's was the first Protestant Church in Central America. The church has its place in the traditional friendship between the English and the Mosquito Indians, who helped in the struggle against the Spanish. After 1816, several of the Mosquito kings were crowned in the Cathedral.

Dates: 1911
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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St John’s fire, 1908-11

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3061E/2
Scope and Contents

Fire engine at work after the fire had been in progress for twelve hours. Published in the ‘Daily Graphic’; see Y3061E/1.

Dates: 1908-11
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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St John’s fire, 1908-11

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3061E/4
Scope and Contents

Façade of gutted building seen in Y3061E/1 with crowd outside. See also Y3061E/2.

Dates: 1908-11
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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St John’s from Signal Hill, 1902 - 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3061E/100
Scope and Contents

Twin towers on horizon are Roman Catholic Basilica.

Dates: 1902 - 1912
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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St John's Harbour, 1908-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 11/2469
Scope and Contents

Quarter-plate. Fore and After Fishing Schooner.

Dates: 1908-09
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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St. John's Harbour, 1908-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 11/2482
Scope and Contents

Quarter-plate (landscape format). [Ships and waterfront].

Dates: 1908-09
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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St. John's [i.e. Saint Johns] Antigua, 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011E/19
Scope and Contents

292 x 228 mm. A view from the hill behind the town looking out over St. John's towards the harbour. In the harbour at the right can be seen Rat Island, connected to the mainland by a narrow causeway and at this period housing a signal station and an asylum for people affected by leprosy. In the foreground of the photograph stands a lighthouse, with a water reservoir beyond and the twin towers of the Cathedral visible on the skyline.

Dates: 1912
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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St. John's Newfoundland, 1950 - 1967

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3062E/2
Scope and Contents

Showing a sailing vessel leaving St. John's harbour.

Dates: 1950 - 1967
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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St Kitts, 1880 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y307A/51
Scope and Contents

226 x 182 mm. A view looking towards the sea and distant mountains with a banana field in the foreground.

Dates: 1880 - 1889
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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St Kitts, 1880 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y307A/52
Scope and Contents

156 x 97 mm. A view looking down on small houses and cabins, with fields under cultivation in the background.

Dates: 1880 - 1889
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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St Kitts, 1880 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y307A/54
Scope and Contents

197 x 157 mm. A slightly blurry photograph showing a market scene in St Kitts, with produce laid out on the roadway in the foreground and promenading islanders beyond.

Dates: 1880 - 1889
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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St Kitts, 1880 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y307A/60
Scope and Contents

225 x 180 mm. A view showing part of the landing jetty and various public buildings on the waterfront at Basse Terre. This block contained the Treasury building, the Administrator’s Office, the Custom’s House and the Post Office.

Dates: 1880 - 1889
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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St Kitts: an episode of the Civil War Time, 1908 - 1915

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 259/8/4
Scope and Contents

Offprint of newspaper article by Davis on Lord Willoughby’s attempt to persuade St. Kitts to support the King, 1651

Dates: 1908 - 1915
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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St Kitts and Nevis Independence, 1983-09-19

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/488
Scope and Contents

152 x 202 mm. The Duke of Gloucester (right) and Dr. Claudius C Thomas, the High Commissioner for Eastern Caribbean States in London, are seen at the Commonwealth Secretariat in London.

Dates: 1983-09-19
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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St Kitts Basse Terre, 1880 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y307A/61
Scope and Contents

224 x 185 mm A view looking across the harbour towards the town of Basse Terre with mountains in the distance.

Dates: 1880 - 1889
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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St Kitts : Basseterre, 1972

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Marnham GG/35
Scope and Contents From the File:

Contains slides covering most of the major islands of the group, both associated states and dependent territories. One relates to Marnham's official duties, the launch given to St Kitts in 1972.

Dates: 1972
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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St Kitts, Brighton Estate, 1880 - 1889

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y307A/57
Scope and Contents

225 x 177 mm. A view showing the factory buildings and chimney on a sugar plantation at Brighton. In front of the buildings stand teams of horses and bullock wagons loaded with harvested cane.

Dates: 1880 - 1889
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).