South America (continent)
Found in 588 Collections and/or Records:
Stanley Harbour: fourmasted 'Bidston Hill' repaired and ready to sail. Dean's sailing ship at Dean's jetty, now West Jetty, 1887 - 1905
205 x 150 mm. The iron sailing ship ‘Bidstone Hill’ was constructed in 1886 by T. Royden & Sons, Liverpool. It put into Port Stanley in 1887 after damage to its masts and underwent repairs. During 1893-94 ‘Bidstone Hill’ was re-rigged as a fourmasted barque. It was wrecked in 1905 at Cape Furneaux, Argentina.
Stanley Harbour, sailing vessels being repaired, 1870 - 1920
205 x 145 mm.
Statue Don Pedro I, 1870 - 1929
114 x 182 mm. A view of the statue in Rio de Janeiro.
Stewart and 'Spy', 1953-04-01 - 1957-01-22
115 x 80 mm. A view of George Stewart on horseback, with 'Spy' the dog, and cattle in the background.
Stone River in the Falkland Islands, 1905
157 x 114 mm. Showing one of the strangest of natural phenomena in the islands, long lengths of broken quartzite rock which run along the surface of the landscape like rivers, and have been ascribed a number of origins from volcanic to glacial.
Stretches of light pack-ice, 1920 - 1929
105 x 80 mm.
Studies in Guiana folklore, 1908 - 1915
Cutting from 'Daily Argosy'.
Sulivan House, June 1849, 1849
Sunrise nearing Falkland Islands, 1962
Susan Marnham crossing River Takatu from Guyana to Brazil, Lethem, 1970
Contains slides recording a visit to Guyana in 1970 though there is no indication whether it was in an official capacity. The earlier slides show aerial views flying inland from the coast, followed by a journey up the Rupununi River to the border with Brazil. The return route was apparently to the north of the outward journey and included a series of aerial photographs of the Kaieteur Falls.
The British Guiana Boundary Question, 1887
Extract from 'The Colonies and India', 16 September 1887 with copy.
The Caribs of Guiana, 1896
Letters from Davis in ‘The Nation’, 5 Mar. 1896; 3 copies.
The Church, S. Georgia, 1920 - 1929
140 x 90 mm. This building originally stood by Strommen, in Norway. It was dismantled and re-erected in Grytviken in 1913. It was served somewhat intermittently by Norwegian pastors between then and 1931, after which it used by visiting clergy including naval chaplains.
The Dean family set off, Port Stephens, 1931
62 x 42 mm.
The Falkland Islands surveyed by Captains R Fitz Roy and B J Sulivan, RN and Commander W. Robinson, RN, 1838-1845, with additions to 1883, 1913
A collection of photographs and printed papers presented to Parliament. Much of this series, excepting the parliamentary papers, has been digitised. Follow the digital object link to browse the series on Cambridge Digital Library.
The Indian village of Himieng, 1872
205 x 139 mm. View from a rise looking across the Potaro River towards the thick jungle on the further bank.
The march past, 1954-04-21
160 x 120 mm. The print is also annotated on the reverse with the words (in red ink, and probably by Arthur himself): 'Queen's Birthday'.
The Narrows, 1962
The possibilities of the North-West District of British Guiana, 1894
A paper read to the Royal Colonial Institute, 27 November 1894, 14 pages.
The shed, Port Stephens, 1900 - 1950
185 x 135 mm.
Thessalonika 13 or 14 April, 1872
201 x 134 mm. Showing a group posed in a clearing at Thessalonika, a mission station on the Essuequibo. The photographer’s portable dark tent can be seen on a tripod in the foreground.
Thetis, 1893 - 1900
95 x 130 mm photo of the ship, built for the FIC, and launched in 1893.
To the Kaieteur Fall and Back, 1908 - 1915
Travel agents’ information booklet.
Tumalamari Cataract 20-22 April, 1872
204 x 139 mm. General view looking up the rocky cataract, situated a few miles north of the junction between the Essequibo and Potaro Rivers.
Tumalamari Cataract from above 20-22 April, 1872
205 x 139 mm. View looking down the cataract on the Potaro River. Poor condition.