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North and Central America (continent)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 5483 Collections and/or Records:

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Arch at Government House Gate, 1903-02-05

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011I/12
Scope and Contents

103 x 76 mm. Showing the arch erected by the Dominica Agricultural Society to welcome Bell on his return to the island on February 5 1903.

Dates: 1903-02-05
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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Archibald McDonald descends the Fraser River, 1828, 1970

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 345/8
Scope and Contents

'From the painting by A. Sherriff Scott, R.C.A.'

Dates: 1970
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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Archway at Bishop Strachan School, Toronto, Ontario , 1950 - 1967

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3062E/83
Scope and Contents

A view looking through the archway and along a snow covered path.

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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Armadale, Victoria, 1908-09 - 1908-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 12/2659
Scope and Contents

Quarter-plate (landscape format). A typical residence: home of Senator W.J. Macdonald, over 30 years Canadian Senator.

Dates: 1908-09 - 1908-10
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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Armadale, Victoria, 1908-09 - 1908-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 12/2660
Scope and Contents

Quarter-plate (landscape format). Home of Senator W.J. Macdonald.

Dates: 1908-09 - 1908-10
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

Army uniforms of the Empire and Commonwealth, 1860s-1940s

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011Q
Scope and Contents

A collection of loose prints of various sizes, printed reproductions and other ephemera relating to the uniforms of overseas military units. The prints are by various photographers. The file also includes a photocopy copy of Tylden's Royal Commonwealth Society Library Talk - 'The history of the overseas armed forces' (10 April 1960).

Dates: 1860 - 1949
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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Arrival at Roseau. Sept. [16] 1909, 1909-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011D/89
Scope and Contents

102 x 72 mm. Showing the landing pier at Roseau, decked out in welcome for Bell's visit to Dominica, his first since his period as Administrator of the island from 1899-1905.

Dates: 1909-09
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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[Arrival at Roseau. Sept. 16 1909], 1909-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011D/90
Scope and Contents

102 x 73 mm. Showing crowds on the beach beside the landing pier, awaiting Bell's arrival in Dominica.

Dates: 1909-09
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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[Arrival of Bell on Dominica, July 1912], 1912-07

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011G/79
Scope and Contents

129 x 78 mm. A view looking past the flag-draped jetty towards the liner in which Bell arrived in Roseau for his 1912 visit. A copy of this print, extracted from an unidentified newspaper is also pasted into Bell's scrapbook, and the photograph the attributed to G.E. Pinard.

Dates: 1912-07
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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[Arrival of H.R.H the Duke of Edinburgh's ship in Nassau Harbour], 1959-04-24 - 1959-04-28

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011XX/179
Scope and Contents

255 x 200mm. A view from a window looking out at Nassau harbour at the arrival of the ship carrying the Duke of Edinburgh. A lighthouse can be seen on the headland, variously known as Nassau Harbor Lighthouse, Paradise Island Lighthouse and Colonial Beach Lighthouse.

Dates: 1959-04-24 - 1959-04-28
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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[Arrival of Princess Marie Louise at Government House, Saint Johns], 1913-03

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011G/86
Scope and Contents

124 x 99 mm. Showing Bell and Princess Marie Louise on the verandah of Government House having just stepped down from the carriage standing in the foreground. The print is stamped on the reverse: 'Photograph and Copyright by José Anjo, St. John's, Antigua, B.W.I.'.

Dates: 1913-03
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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[Arrival of Princess Marie Louise at Government House, Saint Johns], 1913-03

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011G/87
Scope and Contents

119 x 99 mm. A view showing the group (including Bell and the Princess) standing on the verandah and carriage pulling away from the house. The print is stamped on the reverse: 'Photograph and Copyright by José Anjo, St. John's, Antigua, B.W.I.'.

Dates: 1913-03
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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[Arrival of Princess Marie Louise in Antigua], 1913-03

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011E/47
Scope and Contents

290 x 230 mm. Showing an unidentified figure reading an address of welcome to Princess Marie Louise on her arrival in Antigua. On the left stands a group of Antiguan and European members of the welcoming committee, faced on the right by members of the Princess' entourage. Bell stands in the centre of the group beneath the flag draped marquee erected near the landing stage in the Princess' honour.

Dates: 1913-03
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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[Arrival of Princess Marie Louise in Antigua, March 29 1913], 1913-03

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011E/54
Scope and Contents

124 x 98 mm. Showing Bell and Princess Marie Louise talking to one another beneath the decorated marquee erected on the St. John's landing stage.

Dates: 1913-03
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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[Arrival of Princess Marie Louise in St. John's], 1913-03

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011E/52
Scope and Contents

284 x 231 mm. A view from the arch of welcome looking along the High Street towards the landing stage, with crowds on each side of the road watching the carriage carrying the royal party. The print is stamped on the reverse: 'Photograph and Copyright by José Anjo, St. John's, Antigua, B.W.I.'.

Dates: 1913-03
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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[Arrival of Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig Holstein in Antigua, March 29 1913], 1913-03

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011E/44
Scope and Contents 72 x 72 mm. A circular print showing the small steamer carrying Princess Marie Louise and her entourage approaching the pier at St. John's. A grand-daughter of Queen Victoria, Princess Marie Louise (1872-1956) was asked to convey a message of goodwill from George V to his West Indian subjects and during her Caribbean tour also opened an inter-colonial exhibition in Barbados. She stayed in Antigua for two days, visiting English Harbour, the Central Sugar Factory at Gunthorpes, and the...
Dates: 1913-03
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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[Arrival of Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig Holstein in Antigua, March 29 1913], 1913-03

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011G/85
Scope and Contents

124 x 100 mm. Showing Bell walking past the Guard of Honour on his way to meet Princess Marie Louise on the landing stage at St. John's.

Dates: 1913-03
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).
 Sub-Series

[Arrival of Sir Raynor Arthur 1 April 1957], 1957-04-01

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011XX/168-170
Scope and Contents

Three images showing Raynor Arthur's arrival in the Bahamas. All photographs are 255 x 200 mm prints.

Dates: 1957-04-01
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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Arrival of their Majesties at Saskatoon - June 3rd 1939, 1939-06-03

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011DDD(LS)/6
Scope and Contents

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth walking by a train.

Dates: 1939-06-03
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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Arthur & Barbara Davidson. Montreal, 1950-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/19/269
Scope and Contents

86 x 105 mm. Arthur and Barbara Davidson in their wedding outfits.

Dates: 1950-09
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).
 Fonds

Articles from 'The Field'

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 322
Scope and Contents Ten volumes of cuttings from 'The field', including a few articles from other publications, and loose cuttings concerning the Malay Peninsula. The volumes concern countries throughout the world, but in particular Australia, British East Africa (Kenya), Canada, India, New Zealand, Nigeria, Rhodesia, South Africa, Uganda, United States and the West Indies. The articles cover a wide range of subjects, including administration, agriculture, the British Empire, climate, colonisation,...
Dates: 1888 - 1921
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).
 Sub-Fonds

Articles of capitulation of Dominica and St Kitts, 1781 - 1950

 Sub-Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 240/18
Scope and Contents

The original articles of capitulation of Dominica and St Kitts and a petition from the inhabitants of the latter, with two further copies of each document. The papers are in French, and are accompanied by an undated one-page note describing their contents.

Dates: 1781 - 1950
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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Articles Vol. 4:, 1959 - 2011

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 361/1/4
Scope and Contents 214 Victoria, B.C.215 President Ahidjo Visits Bamenda216 A Centenary: Chipundu lst May 1973 [Livingstone’s Death in Zambia]217 The Cameroons218 HMAS Shropshire: Japanese Surrender at Tokyo Bay, 2 Sep 1945219 Why Posting a Letter in Calvina, South Africa is such a tall story220 Jamaica’s Post Offices Offer ‘New Mail’ Products in New Millennium221 Admiral John Benbow’s Grave in Kingston, Jamaica222 What Constitutes a Correct...
Dates: 1959 - 2011
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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Asphalt Company's Shipping pier (from Lake a mile inland), Trinidad, BWI [British West Indies], 1890

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3075A/6
Scope and Contents

239 x 183 mm. Showing barrels of asphalt moving along the pier on a cable car towards a waiting sailing ship.

Dates: 1890
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

Asphalt Lakes, Trinidad

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3075D
Scope and Contents

A collection of photographs mounted on card, measuring approximately 205 x 155 mm., with brief typed captions pasted to the mounts. The collection shows stages in the extraction, transportation and refining of pitch from the asphalt lake at La Brea, in the south-west corner of the Island. Raleigh used the pitch from this lake to caulk his ships as early as 1585, declaring it to be the best he had ever used.

Dates: 1965
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).