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 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 5483 Collections and/or Records:

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The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry Hockey team, 1908 - 1909

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3070A/39
Scope and Contents

89 x 111 mm. Showing the army hockey team lined up and dressed in women's clothes before the match (refer to Y3070A/36).

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).
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The Duke reviewing the Bermuda Cadet Corps Pipe Band during a display in Prospect Park by 3,000 school children, 1959

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3070E/1
Scope and Contents

The caption continues 'His visit coincided with Bermuda's celebrations of 350 years as a British colony.'

Dates: 1959
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 Duke saying goodbye to Sir John Woodall at Bermuda Air Terminal shortly before he boarded the plane for England, 1959

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3070E/3
Scope and Contents

The caption continues 'Also seen are Lady Woodall (right) and in the background, members of the Royal Commonwealth Society, led by Sir Stanley Spurling (left)'.

Dates: 1959
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 Empress Hotel, 1908-09 - 1908-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 12/2657
Scope and Contents

Quarter-plate (landscape format). And Christchurch Cathedral in the distance, Victoria, B.C.

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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The Empress Hotel, Victoria, 1919

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3062Q/101
Scope and Contents

Coloured, half page, by C.W. Simpson ARCA.

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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The Empress Hotel, Victoria, B.C, 1908-10

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 13/2691
Scope and Contents

Landscape format.

Dates: 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

The eruption of Mont Pelée, Martinique, 1902

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y307E
Scope and Contents A collection of loose gravure prints measuring approximately 190 x 125 mm, captioned in ink on the backs of the prints. The captions have been used as titles and recorded as found.The great tragedy which overtook the island of Martinique and razed St Pierre in May 1902 is made more poignant by what we know of the city and its people before Mont Pelée erupted. Lafcadio Hearn spent some time on the island shortly before the disaster and gives a description which tallies with accounts...
Dates: 1900 - 1902
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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[The Executive Council in session], 1951 - 1954

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011XX/3
Scope and Contents

The Members present at the Executive Council meeting are, left to right: (Sir) Henry Vessey, Unofficial Member; (Sir) Harry Butterfield, Unofficial Member; W. W. Davidson, Colonial Treasurer; (Sir) Raynor Arthur, Colonial Secretary; Sir Alexander Hood, Governor; Major David Huxley, Attorney General; (Sir) Bayard Dill, Unofficial Member; Hereward Watlington, Unofficial Member; Edward Tristram Smith, Assistant Colonial Secretary and Clerk to the Council.

Dates: 1951 - 1954
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 fall, 1908-08 - 1908-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 10/2194
Scope and Contents

At the end of the Little Yoho Valley.

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).
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The fall, 1908-08 - 1908-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 10/2195
Scope and Contents

At the end of the Little Yoho Valley.

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).
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The Fallen Monarch, 9/10, 1918-10-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/1/236
Scope and Contents

70 x 110 mm. A view of a woman on horseback stood before a fallen tree. A man, also mounted on horseback, is stood on the actual trunk of the tree, directly above her.

Dates: 1918-10-09
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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The Falls and Bridges, 1909

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 15/3155
Scope and Contents Half-plate (landscape format). St. John New Brunswick. R.C. Cathedral on Waterloo Street - Trinity Church (Ch. of Eng.) - C.P.R. Cantilever Bridge - Navy Island - Harbour - weirs for catching Gaspereau salmon and shad - The old Fort - Warners sawmill - West Head - Suspension Bridge. N.B. All the ironwork of the suspension bridge is painted white - the tide in the photographs is running down. N.B. The weirs or screens for catching gaspereau , salmon and shad : these are visited twice...
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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The Falls and Bridges, 1909

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 15/3156
Scope and Contents Half-plate (landscape format). St. John New Brunswick. R.C. Cathedral on Waterloo Street - Trinity Church (Ch. of Eng.) - C.P.R. Cantilever Bridge - Navy Island - Harbour - weirs for catching Gaspereau salmon and shad - The old Fort - Warners sawmill - West Head - Suspension Bridge. N.B. All the ironwork of the suspension bridge is painted white - the tied in the photographs is running down. N.B. The weirs or screens for catching gaspereau , salmon and shad : these are visited twice...
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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The Falls and Bridges, 1909

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 15/3158
Scope and Contents Half-plate (landscape format). St. John New Brunswick. R.C. Cathedral on Waterloo Street - Trinity Church (Ch. of Eng.) - C.P.R. Cantilever Bridge - Navy Island - Harbour - weirs for catching Gaspereau salmon and shad - The old Fort - Warners sawmill - West Head - Suspension Bridge. N.B. All the ironwork of the suspension bridge is painted white - the tied in the photographs is running down. N.B. The weirs or screens for catching gaspereau , salmon and shad : these are visited twice...
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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The Falls and Bridges, 1909

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 15/3159
Scope and Contents

Half-plate (landscape format). St. John New Brunswick. Shows views to the left of view 3155. Lime quarries and kilns / Indian town / Partington Sulphite Mill for pulp. All this is an island connected by a bridge with mainland. Canal / Welshs Island / Middle Island / Crow Island / Murrays Saw Mill / From the mills at Q (Stetson Cutlers Mills) to the left the shore is called Pohkiock.

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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The Falls and Bridges, 1909

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 15/3160
Scope and Contents Half-plate (landscape format). St. John New Brunswick. R.C. Cathedral on Waterloo Street - Trinity Church (Ch. of Eng.) - C.P.R. Cantilever Bridge - Navy Island - Harbour - weirs for catching Gaspereau salmon and shad - The old Fort - Warners sawmill - West Head - Suspension Bridge. N.B. All the ironwork of the suspension bridge is painted white - the tied in the photographs is running down. N.B. The weirs or screens for catching gaspereau , salmon and shad : these are visited twice...
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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The Falls of Glen Harven, 1887

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3073G/13
Scope and Contents

178 x 228 mm.

Dates: 1887
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 Father of Warren Hastings and Colonist in Barbados', 1910

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 259/3/6
Scope and Contents

Offprint from 'Barbados Agricultural Reporter' 26. Jan. 1910

Dates: 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 federal-provincial First Ministers conference, 1981-11-02 - 1981-11-05

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3062J/4
Scope and Contents

Held November 2-5, 1981. Photograph by R. Vroom.

Dates: 1981-11-02 - 1981-11-05
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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The Fight between the between the Randolph and the Yarmouth, 7 Mar. 1778, 1908

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 259/1/36
Scope and Contents

2 copies.

Dates: 1908
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 first bug, 24.8.18, 1918-08-24

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/2/1/120
Scope and Contents

60 x 90 mm. A view of Dr Painter dangling a large bug (spider?) from the end of a stick. Exact location unidentified.

Dates: 1918-08-24
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

The First World War, 1914 - 1918

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3062S/1-38
Scope and Contents

This is a series of photographs documenting the fighting on the Western Front and the appalling conditions endured by soldiers during trench warfare. The majority record the contribution of the Canadian Army, while later images illustrate commemoration celebrations in Belgium in 1922. Most are uncaptioned, making dates, places, units and individuals difficult to identify. Brief descriptive captions have been supplied in parenthesis.

Dates: 1914 - 1918
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 Flats, Edmonton, 1908-08 - 1908-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 10/2221
Scope and Contents

Half-plate (landscape format). View from the inclined railway showing the Saskatchewan River.

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).
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The Flats, Edmonton, 1908-08 - 1908-09

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 10/2222
Scope and Contents

Half-plate (landscape format). From the inclined railway.

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).
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The flora of Current Isld and HSWG [pencilled caption on reverse of print], 1890 - 1895

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3071A/54
Scope and Contents

89 x 114 mm. An amateur snapshot showing HSWG (H.S. Gladstone, private secretary to the Governor of the Bahamas in 1902) standing amongst vegetation on Current Island which lies between New Providence and Eleuthera.

Dates: 1890 - 1895
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).