North and Central America (continent)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 5483 Collections and/or Records:
Item
Postcards of Colonial Williamsburgh, 1949
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y302K/123-129
Dates:
1949
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).
Series
Postcards of New Zealand and Canada, 1900 - 1929
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3089EE/2
Dates:
1900 - 1929
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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Potomac Park, Washington, June 1918., 1918-06
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/1/49
Scope and Contents
75 x 50 mm. Tymms, another man and two women stood beside the tidal basin. The Washington Monument can be seen on the far right.
Dates:
1918-06
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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Potomac Park, Washington, June 1918, 1918-06
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/1/50
Scope and Contents
75 x 50 mm. A view of the tidal basin. The Washington Monument can be seen in the distance on the far right.
Dates:
1918-06
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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Poultry for sale, 1900 - 1909
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011W/5
Scope and Contents
80 x 128 mm. Showing a West Indian woman with live poultry in her arms and in a box on her head. West India Committee photograph.
Dates:
1900 - 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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Portraits, circa 1900s
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Poultry group. Member of group displaying his fowls and hen house to instructor, 1940 - 1949
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011U/538
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
A collection of loose prints. The prints are mainly British official photographs representing aspects of development in the colonies and are chiefly 250 x 200 mm. Captions on the reverse, including the names of institutions, have been recorded as found and may include language which is offensive, inaccurate or inappropriate. They have been retained to reflect the context of the collection's creation. The prints fall into subject collections.Nigeria: 1 - 8 Udi Village; 9-20 Ogwofia...
Dates:
1940 - 1949
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).
Item
Poultry on Thos. Dalys farm, 1908-08 - 1908-09
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 10/2256
Scope and Contents
Quarter-plate (landscape format). Near Edmonton.
Dates:
1908-08 - 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).
File
Power Screen, 1937 - 1939
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/ORCS.1.02
Scope and Contents
Decorative screen made for Arnold Danvers Power (1875-1959), bookseller and philanthropist, and bequeathed by him to the Royal Commonwealth Society, of which he had been a fellow. Power had travelled around the world three times, and during 1937-39, he commissioned the artist Heather Child to record his voyages on a screen, illustrated with incidents described in his diaries. It is made of three hinged panels of sycamore wood, each measuring 2 feet by 6 feet.
Dates:
1937 - 1939
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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Power Station, 1908-09
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 11/2405
Scope and Contents
Quarter-plate (landscape format). Above the falls.
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).
Item
Pre-Cambrian Shield, Whiteshell Reserve, Manitoba , 1950 - 1967
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3062E/113
Scope and Contents
Showing lake and forest scenery in the Whiteshell Reserve, with outcroppings of the pre-Cambrian Shield in the foreground.
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Photographs of Canada
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Premier Bird signs record of Constitutional Conference, 1966-04
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/20
Scope and Contents
152 x 203 mm Mr Vere Bird, Prime Minister of Antigua, signing the record of the Antigua Constitutional Conference at Lancaster House in London. The twelve day conference was convened to discuss the terms of the islands’ independence.
Dates:
1966-04
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).
Item
Premier John Oliver (Honest John) in his office at the Parliament Buildings, 1918 - 1927
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3062S/119
Scope and Contents
132 x 78 mm. Oliver was premier of the British Columbia between 1918 and 1927.
Dates:
1918 - 1927
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).
Item
Premier Mackenzie King at Victoria BC; on his right is Premier John Oliver, 1921 - 1927
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3062S/126
Scope and Contents
145 x 75 mm.
Dates:
1921 - 1927
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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Premier of Trinidad and Tobago Prepares for Independence Conference, 1962-05
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/COI/A/597
Scope and Contents
206 x 151 mm. Dr Eric Williams, Trinidad and Tobago’s Premier and Minister for External Affairs, settles behind the conference table in Marlborough House, London in preparation for the talks on Independence for Trinidad and Tobago.
Dates:
1962-05
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).
Item
Presentation of Address, 1953
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3070D/1
Scope and Contents
241 x 194 mm. A photograph taken inside the Assembly House where various dignitaries and officials are gathered. The Queen and Prince Philip are seated at the head of the room with the Governor, Lieut-General Sir Alexander Hood, while two bewigged officials hand the address to the Queen.
Dates:
1953
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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Presentation of prizes, Inter-Island Sports, April 1913, 1913-04
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011E/37
Scope and Contents
124 x 87 mm. Showing Bell and a bearded figure standing behind a table on which stand the Challenge Cup and other trophies. For Bell's description of the sports, see Bell (1913), April 26. The bearded figure is possibly William Henry Whyam (born 1848), a member of the Executive and Legislative Councils of Antigua and the Leeward Islands at various times. The figure seated on the left in the front row is probably the Captain, Mr Peters.
Dates:
1913-04
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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Presentation of prizes, Inter-Island Sports, April 1913, 1913-04
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011E/38
Scope and Contents
124 x 86 mm. Showing Bell addressing the spectators in the stands at the prize-giving.
Dates:
1913-04
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).
Item
Presentation of prizes, Inter-Island Sports, April 1913, 1913-04
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011E/39
Scope and Contents
117 x 87 mm. Showing Bell addressing the spectators in the stands at the prize-giving.
Dates:
1913-04
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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[Presentation of prizes, Inter-Island Sports, April 1913], 1913-04
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011E/40
Scope and Contents
123 x 98 mm. Showing Bell presenting a prize to a winner.
Dates:
1913-04
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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[Presentation of prizes, Inter-Island Sports, April 1913], 1913-04
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011E/41
Scope and Contents
123 x 100 mm. A slightly blurred print showing Bell presenting the Inter-Island Cricket Challenge Shield, probably to Mr. Peters, captain of the winning Antigua team (possibly James Edwards Peters, appointed Clerk to the Magistrate in 1895).
Dates:
1913-04
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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Presenting the colours, 1914-10-01
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3061D/4
Scope and Contents
Colours were presented to the Regiment by the Governor, Sir Walter Davidson, on 1 October.
Dates:
1914-10-01
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).
File
Press Cuttings, 1915 - 1919
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/ARCS/17/1/4
Scope and Contents
From tours of the West Indies and British Guiana, Sir Harry Brittain in Canada and UK branches.
Dates:
1915 - 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).
File
Press cuttings on Panama Canal, 1909
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 259/4/11
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Davis had a life-long interest in the history of the West Indies and more specifically of Barbados, and this collection comprises a vast body of material gathered by him from archives in Britain, the Caribbean and Europe. He contributed many historical articles to newspapers and periodicals in British Guiana [Guyana], Barbados and the United States. His intention to compose a comprehensive history of the West Indies was frustrated by ill health. Titles and captions, including the names of...
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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Prince inspects Worcestershire Guard, 1959-04-24 - 1959-04-28
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011XX/184
Scope and Contents
180 x 130 mm. The typescript caption continues: 'The Duke of Edinburgh inspects a guard of honor from the Worcestershire regiment during four-day visit to the Bahamas. The police band is in attendance during the ceremony on Prince George Wharf in Nassau. -30-.' The caption also reads: 'From: Bahamas News Bureau ... by Bill Seward,' and 'Direction of (to): Hill and Knowlton, Inc.' and gives full address details for both.
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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[Prince of Wales' ranch], 1928-10-19
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 353/4/49
Scope and Contents
Print at RCMS 353/2/285.
Dates:
1928-10-19
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).