[Aerial view].

[Presumably of the household staff and dated 'Castries Oct 72'].

281 x 211 mm. A view showing the working premises and residential houses on the Dongaldstone Estate (exact location and size unknown). At the right of the photograph the cocoa drying-racks can be seen.

Joseph Bradshaw Godber, M.P. [Lord Godber of Willington (1914-1980)] was Minister of State, FCO 1970-1972.

250 x 200 mm. Photograph by Thomas Bryce.

Loose papers and one newspaper from Patrick and his son James Colquhoun's correspondence files. RCMS 263/1-9 have a cover headed 'Nevis 1820' and RCMS 263/11-31 are in a similar cover '1832 West Indies'. Each has a note of contents, but these do not tally exactly with the items now present.

Loose papers and one newspaper from Patrick and his son James Colquhoun's correspondence files. RCMS 263/1-9 have a cover headed 'Nevis 1820' and RCMS 263/11-31 are in a similar cover '1832 West Indies'. Each has a note of contents, but these do not tally exactly with the items now present.

Contains slides showing scenes in the house and gardens of John Ewart Marnham's residence just outside Castries. They include slides of the very attractive views from the garden and a series of aerial views taken at varying heights in May 1972. This section concludes with photographs of members of the domestic staff taken just before Marnham left St Lucia (dated Oct 72 nos 18-25). Slides have been renumbered but arrangement in the file remains as per the original typescript catalogue.

281 x 216 mm. A view showing the cocoa drying racks on a Grenada estate. A group of women pose in front of the racks while workers can be seen spreading the beans uniformly. After the pods are picked the beans are 'sweated' in boxes for several days to remove the surrounding pulp. They are then placed on these racks for sun-drying before being packed and transported.

77 x 105 mm. Close up view of a wooden hut, with a man standing in front of the doorway.

Prints showing a variety of scenes in town and country. They are listed in manuscript on a sheet of paper inserted at the front of the album and these descriptions have been transcribed as found.

79 x 135 mm. Full length portrait of an Indian man standing in front of a tree. West India Committee photograph.

A series of photographs relating, as the title suggests, to education and science. The title was chosen by the National Library of Jamaica, and is one of those based on the headings used for the sections of the 'Commonwealth in Focus' exhibition.

[Presumably of the household staff and dated 'Castries Oct 72'].

[Presumably of the household staff and dated 'Castries Oct 72'].

317 x 208 mm. A view showing a small settlement in a valley with lushly vegetated hills on either side. In the distance the sea can be seen, with the entrance to St George's obscured behind a hill.

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.

100 x 76 mm. Showing a young man standing among the stalactites in the caves. 'In these caves situated near Balaclava it is believed the Spanish hid their treasure when driven out by the British in 1655. And here also the persecuted Arawaks sought refuge during the Spanish occupation'. (Clemens)

[Presumably of the household staff and dated 'Castries Oct 72'].

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.