North and Central America (continent)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 5483 Collections and/or Records:
Sub-Series
[Visit of Sir Winston Churchill to Bermuda, 1953], 1953-12
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011XX/47-58
Scope and Contents
A series of photographs taken during Sir Winston Churchill's visit to Bermuda. In December 1953 leaders of Great Britain, the U. S. A. and France met in Bermuda to discuss the West's relations with the Soviet Union.
Dates:
1953-12
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
Visit of The Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York to Victoria, 1901, 1901-10-01
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3062S/53-58
Scope and Contents
Collection of images which illustrate the Royal Visit to Victoria, British Columbia, on October 1st 1901. Y3062S/53-54 feature views north and south from the Parliament Buildings, Y3062S/55 a view from Victoria High School, Y3062S/56-58 Government Street adorned with decorations, and Y3062S/59 the night-time illumination of the Parliament Buildings and bridge.
Dates:
1901-10-01
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).
Item
[Visit of the Prince of Wales to Victoria], 1919
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3062S/115
Scope and Contents
130 x 70 mm. View of the prince waving to crowds from a motor car.
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).
Item
[[Visit of the Prince of Wales to Victoria], 1919
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3062S/116
Scope and Contents
130 x 70 mm. View of the prince standing among crowds at the provincial Parliament.
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).
File
Visit to Canadian Air Force Squadron March 1941, 1941
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/MM 3
Scope and Contents
Album.
Dates:
1941
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
Visit to Dominica. Sept. [16] 1909, 1909-09
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011D/91
Scope and Contents
99 x 71 mm. Showing an unidentified group standing beneath a banner reading 'Dominica's gratitude to Sir H. Hesketh Bell K.C.M.G.'.
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).
Item
Visit to Dominica. Sept. [16] 1909, 1909-09
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3011D/92
Scope and Contents
100 x 75 mm. Showing a crowd gathered round the decorated coach which Bell is about to board.
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).
Item
[Visitors disembarking from a warship], 1920 - 1936
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3062S/76
Scope and Contents
130 x 78 mm. The event has not been identified.
Dates:
1920 - 1936
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
Visitors starting for a summers day outing, Banff, 1908-07 - 1908-08
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 9/2134
Scope and Contents
Landscape format.
Dates:
1908-07 - 1908-08
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
[Visitors to the park on horseback], 1903
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y309993C(LS)/110
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
A collection of glass lantern slides, 82 x 82 mm, mostly of Samoa, taken by John Snowden Smithson. Smithson visited Samoa on holiday and presumably the remaining slides (5 of them unidentified, 13 of Yosemite National Park and 10 of Ceylon), together with a map, date from the same period. None of the slides are captioned, but the first 91 slides have numbers on their left hand corners, running from 20/10 to 30/9, with a few gaps, and presumably represent the sequence in which the...
Dates:
1903
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
Visits of the Prince of Wales and Prince George, 1919 - 1927
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3062S/88-107
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Many of these images were taken by Chapman in his role as official photographer, chronicling the visits of the British Royal Family and other distinguished individuals to Victoria.
Dates:
1919 - 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
Volcanic crater, Hawaii, 1885 - 1890
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y309B/58
Scope and Contents
242 x 172 mm. A view looking across a crater, filled with a steaming mud lake.
Dates:
1885 - 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).
File
Volume 2, 1864-04-01 - 1864-04-10
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 232/2
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Eight exercise books containing copies of letters, which were written by Stanley during a tour of Civil War America in 1864, undertaken in the period between his leaving Oxford and being called to the Bar. Most are addressed to his mother and sister, but were intended to be circulated and read together, providing a single picture. Stanley was very interested in examining the causes and course of the conflict from both the Union and Confederate perspectives, and secured introductions to...
Dates:
1864-04-01 - 1864-04-10
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
For conservation reasons, this collection may only be consulted on microfilm reel MC88.
File
Volume 3, 1864-04-10 - 1864-04-18
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 232/3
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Eight exercise books containing copies of letters, which were written by Stanley during a tour of Civil War America in 1864, undertaken in the period between his leaving Oxford and being called to the Bar. Most are addressed to his mother and sister, but were intended to be circulated and read together, providing a single picture. Stanley was very interested in examining the causes and course of the conflict from both the Union and Confederate perspectives, and secured introductions to...
Dates:
1864-04-10 - 1864-04-18
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
For conservation reasons, this collection may only be consulted on microfilm reel MC88.
File
Volume 4, 1864-04-18 - 1864-05-07
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 232/4
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Eight exercise books containing copies of letters, which were written by Stanley during a tour of Civil War America in 1864, undertaken in the period between his leaving Oxford and being called to the Bar. Most are addressed to his mother and sister, but were intended to be circulated and read together, providing a single picture. Stanley was very interested in examining the causes and course of the conflict from both the Union and Confederate perspectives, and secured introductions to...
Dates:
1864-04-18 - 1864-05-07
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
For conservation reasons, this collection may only be consulted on microfilm reel MC88.
File
Volume 5, 1864-05-12 - 1864-05-27
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 232/5
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Eight exercise books containing copies of letters, which were written by Stanley during a tour of Civil War America in 1864, undertaken in the period between his leaving Oxford and being called to the Bar. Most are addressed to his mother and sister, but were intended to be circulated and read together, providing a single picture. Stanley was very interested in examining the causes and course of the conflict from both the Union and Confederate perspectives, and secured introductions to...
Dates:
1864-05-12 - 1864-05-27
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
For conservation reasons, this collection may only be consulted on microfilm reel MC88.
File
Volume 6, 1864-05-30 - 1864-07-03
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 232/6
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Eight exercise books containing copies of letters, which were written by Stanley during a tour of Civil War America in 1864, undertaken in the period between his leaving Oxford and being called to the Bar. Most are addressed to his mother and sister, but were intended to be circulated and read together, providing a single picture. Stanley was very interested in examining the causes and course of the conflict from both the Union and Confederate perspectives, and secured introductions to...
Dates:
1864-05-30 - 1864-07-03
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
For conservation reasons, this collection may only be consulted on microfilm reel MC88.
File
Volume 7, 1864-07-02 - 1864-08-18
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 232/7
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Eight exercise books containing copies of letters, which were written by Stanley during a tour of Civil War America in 1864, undertaken in the period between his leaving Oxford and being called to the Bar. Most are addressed to his mother and sister, but were intended to be circulated and read together, providing a single picture. Stanley was very interested in examining the causes and course of the conflict from both the Union and Confederate perspectives, and secured introductions to...
Dates:
1864-07-02 - 1864-08-18
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
For conservation reasons, this collection may only be consulted on microfilm reel MC88.
File
Volume IX : Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, July-August 1908, 1908-07 - 1908-08
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 9
Scope and Contents
The album now contains photographs numbered in the range 2001-2175 (originally there were 172). Added numbers are: 2103A-B, 2124A; spoiled: 2067, 2077 and 2162; not used: 2123, 2167 and 2171; missing: 2017, 2048, 2050, 2075, 2079, 2103, 2106, 2124A, 2129 and 2170. The photographs are not arranged totally in numerical order within the album so that 2129 follows 2161. Subjects covered in this album are:Canada: voyage in 'Empress of Britain', emigrants, Rimouski, St Lawrence;...
Dates:
1908-07 - 1908-08
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
Volume X : Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, August-September 1908, 1908-08 - 1908-09
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 10
Scope and Contents
The album now contains photographs numbered in the range 2176-2336 (originally there were 163). Added numbers are: 2214A, 2214B and 2306A; not used: 2242; missing: 2184, 2217 and 2227. Subjects covered in the album are: Canada: mountain scenes in Kootenay district; British Columbia: Saddleback Mountain, Moraine Lake, Emerald Lake, Summit Lake, Yoho Valley, Wapta Glacier, Illecilliwaet Glacier; Edmonton: agricultural scenes in area, Clover Bar farms and school; Fort...
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
Volume XI : Manitoba, Ontario, Newfoundland, September 1908, 1908-09
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 11
Scope and Contents
The album now contains photographs numbered in the range 2337-2499 (originally there were 166). Added numbers are: 2407A, 2436A and 2471B; spoiled 2359 and 2371; not used: 2345, 2431 and 2432; missing: 2430, 2444 and 2459. Subjects covered in this album are:Winnipeg; Fort William: Ogilvie Flour Mills; Port Arthur; Kakabeka Falls; Owen Sound; Horseshoe Falls, Niagara; St Catharine's and Lincoln County: agricultural scenes. Newfoundland: Port aux Basques; coastal and fishing...
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).
File
Volume XII : Newfoundland, New Brunswick, British Columbia, September-October 1908, 1908-09 - 1908-10
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 12
Scope and Contents
The album now contains photographs numbered in the range 2500-2660 (originally there were 157). Numbers not used are: 2532, 2553, 2630 and 2649; missing: 2512, 2527, 2528, 2624 and 2634. Subjects covered in this album are: Newfoundland: Bell Island (Mines) and Portugal Cove; Grand Falls: paper mills, Humber River and Great Rabbit Lake. Canada (general): Esquimaux dog at North Sydney; Truro; Fredericton; train journey west: Hosmer, Fernie, Moyie; Lake Kootenay, B.C.; Nelson:...
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).
File
Volume XIII : British Columbia and Quebec, October 1908, March 1909, 1908-10 - 1909-03
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 13
Scope and Contents
The album now contains photographs numbered in the range 2661-2834 (originally there were 165). Added numbers are: 2785A and 2807A; not used: 2680, 2681, 2699, 2701, 2702 and 2782; missing 2714, 2785A and 2812. The photographs are not arranged totally in numerical order within the album so that 2785A follows after 2785. Subjects covered in this album are: Canada: Victoria: typical houses, harbour scenes; Esquimalt Dockyard; cattle near Edmonton; train journey: Revelstoke,...
Dates:
1908-10 - 1909-03
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).
File
Volume XIV : Quebec, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, 1909, 1909
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 14
Scope and Contents
The album now contains photographs numbered in the range 2835-3011 (originally there were 172). Added numbers are: 2801, 2802, 2805-2807, 2400A-G, 2956A, 2962A; not used: 2840, 2855, 2860-2861, 2867, 2872-2873, 2923, 2926-2927, 2935, 2970-2972, 2974-2976, 3000 and 3005; missing 2887. The photographs are not arranged totally in numerical order within the album so that 2962A follows 2931, 2801-2802, 2805-2806, 2400A-G follow 3011. Subjects covered in this album are: Canada:...
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).
File
Volume XV : Nova Scotia and New Brunswick 1909, 1909
File
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Fisher 15
Scope and Contents
The album now contains photographs numbered in the range 3012-3188 (originally there were 159). Added numbers are: 3164A, 3165A; spoiled: 3143-3149; not used: 3022, 3024, 3046-3048, 3094, 3097, 3129, 3133, 3139, 3140, 3153 and 3182; missing: 3172. Subjects covered in this album are:Canada: Royal Canadian Regiment Halifax; Halifax; Lunenberg; Bridgewater; Springfield; Muscauna Lake; Frog Lake; Shellcamp: lumbering; copy of photographs of natural gas explosion, Sarnie, 1902;...
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).