West Indies (archipelago)
Found in 1045 Collections and/or Records:
Dominica : east coast, 1956 - 1958
[Aerial view].
Dominica Estate documents
[Dominica proclamation of the accession of Edward VII, Saturday, January 26th 1901.], 1901-01
Dominica : Rosalie Road S.M. [Susan Marnham] and Hughes Shillingford, 1956 - 1958
Doris Glasgow, 1972-10
[Presumably of the household staff and dated 'Castries Oct 72'].
Dougaldstone Est., Grenada, 1890 - 1893
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.
Douglas Bay [North coast] Joe Godber bathing, 1971-02
Joseph Bradshaw Godber, M.P. [Lord Godber of Willington (1914-1980)] was Minister of State, FCO 1970-1972.
Dr Thomas Lecky receiving the Order of Merit in 1978 from the Governor General of Jamaica in recognition of his outstanding work in the field of cattle breeding, 1978
250 x 200 mm. Photograph by Thomas Bryce.
Draft ‘Case of the Land Owners and Other Inhabitants of His Majesty’s Colony of the Virgin Islands’, 15 September 1808, 1808-09-15
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.
Draft of a memorial to the Treasury, 15 June 1803, by Patrick Colquhoun as Agent for the Virgin Islands, on Tortola’s status as a free port, 1803-06-15
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.
Drift wood, 1972-09
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.
Drying the Golden Bean, Grenada, 1890 - 1893
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.
Dwellings of the poor in St John's, Antigua, 1915
77 x 105 mm. Close up view of a wooden hut, with a man standing in front of the doorway.
E.A. Gay collection on Grenada
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.
East Indian in Trinidad, B.W.I [i.e. British West Indies], 1900 - 1909
79 x 135 mm. Full length portrait of an Indian man standing in front of a tree. West India Committee photograph.
Education and science, 1959 - 1982
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.
Edward Frejus, 1972-10
[Presumably of the household staff and dated 'Castries Oct 72'].
Edward Frejus, 1972-10
[Presumably of the household staff and dated 'Castries Oct 72'].
En route to the Grand Etang, Grenada, 1890 - 1893
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.
English Harbour [i.e. Saint Johns], Antigua, 1912
Enter Toad, C [Ciceron], 1971-06
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.
Entrance to the Oxford Caves, Jamaica, 1912
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)
Evelyn Williams, 1972-10
[Presumably of the household staff and dated 'Castries Oct 72'].
Exit Toad, C [Ciceron], 1971-06
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.