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North and Central America (continent)

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Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 5483 Collections and/or Records:

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Small horse-drawn vehicle on country road, with buildings in background, 1902 - 1912

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3061E/81
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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Small iron bridge, 1909

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 13/2707
Scope and Contents

On line east of Revelstoke.

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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Smeltery at Nelson, B.C., 1908-09 - 1908-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 12/2557
Scope and Contents

Quarter-plate (landscape format). Seen across Lake Kootenay. Above the smeltery to the left a wide straight road seems to have been cut through the fir trees : this is the track of an aerial tramway going 9 miles to the Silver King Copper Mine, and bringing ore thence to the smeltery.

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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Smeltery at Nelson, B.C., 1908-09 - 1908-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 12/2558
Scope and Contents

Quarter-plate (landscape format). Seen across Lake Kootenay. Above the smeltery to the left a wide straight road seems to have been cut through the fir trees : this is the track of an aerial tramway going 9 miles to the Silver King Copper Mine, and bringing ore thence to the smeltery.

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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Smoke Lake Lumber Hut, Algonquin Park, Ontario, taken at 5 o'clock a.m. in fog, 1913

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3067A/1
Scope and Contents

115 x 91 mm. Showing two men standing outside their log cabin beside the lake.

Dates: 1913
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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Smoke Lake Lumber Hut, Algonquin Park, Ontario, taken at 5 o'clock a.m. in fog, 1913

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3067A/1A
Scope and Contents

253 x 201 mm. Showing two men standing outside their log cabin beside the lake.

Dates: 1913
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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Smuggled whisky, Fête Jaune B.C [i.e. British Columbia], 1910 - 1930

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011DDD(LS)/44
Scope and Contents

Showing smuggled whisky bottles in animal skins.

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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Smuggler's Notch, 1949-07

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/20/174
Scope and Contents

125 x 85 mm. Group of five people having a picnic. Lady Tymms (Millie) is on the left.

Dates: 1949-07
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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Snow covered mountain side, 1909

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 13/2706
Scope and Contents

From end of moving train.

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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[Snow-covered trees], 1948

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/19/214
Scope and Contents

83 x 81 mm. Woodland covered with snow, possibly in Montreal.

Dates: 1948
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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Snow Lake, northern Manitoba , 1950 - 1967

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3062E/135
Scope and Contents

An aerial view showing part of the gold and silver mining town, with mine buildings in the background.

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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Snow shelter, 1909

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 13/2738
Scope and Contents

Scenery about the loops west of Glacier.

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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Snow shelter, 1909

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 13/2739
Scope and Contents

Scenery about the loops west of Glacier.

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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Snow shelter, 1909

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 13/2740
Scope and Contents

Scenery about the loops west of Glacier.

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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Snow shelter, 1909

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 13/2741
Scope and Contents

Scenery about the loops west of Glacier.

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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Snow shelter, 1909

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 13/2742
Scope and Contents

Scenery about the loops west of Glacier.

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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Snowmobile on Athabasca Glacier at Columbia Icefields, Alberta , 1950 - 1967

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3062E/183
Scope and Contents

A view looking across the glacier with a snow mobile in the foreground. Photograph by Canadian Pacific Railways.

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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Snowy owl; white owl. Adult female (plate XXIX), 1876

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3062H/29
Scope and Contents

103 x 140 mm.

Dates: 1876
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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Snowy owl; white owl. Male (plate XXVIII), 1876

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3062H/28
Scope and Contents

103 x 140 mm.

Dates: 1876
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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Social conditions in the Colonies; the trade in white bond- servants, 1885

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 259/3/2
Scope and Contents

Cutting from 'The Argosy', 17 Jan. 1885.

Dates: 1885
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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Socony Woodley Southern Tank Battery, Fosterton, Saskatchewan , 1950 - 1967

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3062E/152
Scope and Contents

Showing oil storage tanks at Fosterton.

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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Solandra - Cup of Gold - C [Ciceron], 1971-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Marnham CC/31
Scope and Contents From the File:

Contains slides taken chiefly in Ciceron and its grounds. Slides have been renumbered but arrangement in the file remains as per the original typescript catalogue.

Dates: 1971-10
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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Solandra - Cup of Gold - C [Ciceron], 1971-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Marnham CC/32
Scope and Contents From the File:

Contains slides taken chiefly in Ciceron and its grounds. Slides have been renumbered but arrangement in the file remains as per the original typescript catalogue.

Dates: 1971-10
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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Solandra - Cup of Gold - C [Ciceron], 1971-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Marnham CC/32A
Scope and Contents From the File:

Contains slides taken chiefly in Ciceron and its grounds. Slides have been renumbered but arrangement in the file remains as per the original typescript catalogue.

Dates: 1971-10
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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Some of our guests, 1908 - 1909

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3070A/50
Scope and Contents

112 x 90 mm. Showing a group of spectators at the hockey match. At the back of the group stands the Governor, Lieutenant General Sir William Kitchener, with his ADC, Captain OHL Nicholson sitting on the ground in front of him.

Dates: 1908 - 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).