West Indies (archipelago)
Found in 1045 Collections and/or Records:
Oleander, 1970-09
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.
[Open area and hills], 1902-05
80 x 55 mm.
[Open area with extensive debris], 1902-05
80 x 55 mm. And hills in the background.
Opening of a new road leading to Newcastle through the Mountains of St. Andrew and the Port Royal Mountains from Kingston, 1889 - 1897
244 x 194 mm. A view looking south towards Kingston and Port Royal from the wooded hills of the St. Andrew's Mountains, with a fence and part of a road visible in the foreground.
Opening the road to New castle through the St. Andrew's and Port Royal Mountains from Kingston, 1889 - 1897
244 x 196 mm. A view showing the Governor of Jamaica, Sir Henry Arthur Blake (1840-1918) standing beside a small ornamental wheelbarrow and holding a spade, about to perform the opening ceremony. At the right of the picture stand European officials and spectators, while at the left stands a group of labourers. The exact date of the ceremony has not bee ascertained. Sir Henry Blake was Governor of Jamaica between 1889 and 1897.
Orange hibiscus, Government House, 1971-02
Contains slides in Ektachrome or Kodachrome mounts as indicated. The Ektachromes were processed in the USA. Slides have been renumbered but arrangement in the file remains as per the original typescript catalogue.
Orchid, C [Ciceron], 1972-09
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.
Palm Walk, Jamaica, 1912
75 x 98 mm. A view looking along a palm-lined path leading to an estate.
Palmiste Est., Grenada, 1890 - 1893
Palms, Botanic Gardens, Trinidad, BWI [British West Indies], 1890
196 x 243 mm. Showing an avenue of palms in the Botanic Gardens, Port of Spain.
Papers of George Macartney, 1933
194 prints of letters and other papers, 8½'' x 6½''. The majority of the items are letters sent to Macartney, 1796-1798. There are also some of his own letters and a 'Memorandum on the defence of the Cape', 1798. A few papers related to the Caribbean, 1779.
Papers relating to West Indies in general and Colonial America, 1908 - 1915
Folder of notes with newspaper cuttings.
Parasitical cactus, 1879 - 1910
211 x 167 mm. A view showing a heavy growth of cactus on a host tree with small wooden cottages in the background.
Parish Church Mandeville, Ja, 1900 - 1910
162 x 116 mm. Showing the church with its square tower, taken from outside the churchyard. Mandeville lies about 40 miles west of Kingston in the centre of the island.
Pay-day, 1952
People, 1920
Monochrome postcards depicting in the main, people. Published by Raphael Tuck and Sons Ltd., photographed by Algernon E. Aspinall, Secretary to the West India Committee, for the West Indian Life Series.
Peter Byrne, Carriacou, 1971-10
Contains slides in Ektachrome or Kodachrome mounts as indicated. The Ektachromes were processed in the USA. Slides have been renumbered but arrangement in the file remains as per the original typescript catalogue.
Photographs of Barbados, circa 1905, 1905
Contains loose prints measuring approximately 200 x 150 mm, with pencilled captions on the backs.
Photographs of Barbados, circa 1905
A collection of loose photographs (some duplicates) measuring approximately 200 x 140mm, most with pencilled captions on the backs of the prints. Photographer unknown.
Photographs of Dominica, circa 1910, 1910
Contains loose prints showing views in Dominica. The original prints are accompanied by six half-tone reproductions from a printed book, measuring 138 x 83 mm, showing the following scenes: 1. View in Botanic Station; 2. A settler's home in the forest; 3. Roseau from the sea; 4. Market Street, Roseau; 5. Natives hand-pressing lime; 6. Breaking cocao pods.
[Photographs of Government House], 1956-04-01 - 1960-06-14
250 x 170 mm. Black and white. All of these photographs are stamped 'Bahamas News Bureau Photo by Frederic Maura'.
Photographs of Grenada, circa 1890, 1890
Contains loose photographs measuring approximately 210 x 155 mm and with pencilled captions on the backs of the photographs. Photographs show two views in St George's and four scenes in a cocao plantation.
Photographs of Jamaica, circa 1900-1911, 1900 - 1911
Contains loose, miscellaneous prints of various sizes photographed by A. Duperly and Son, Young Brothers, S.C. Scott and Dr Sinclair. Most of the photographs have pencilled captions on the back; those prints for which captions were composed are enclosed in square brackets.
Photographs of St. Kitts, circa 1900, 1900
Contains loose photographs by José Anjo with pencilled captions and photographer's stamp on the reverse of the prints. The pictures show buildings and a public garden in St. Kitts and Nevis (the two islands were formed into a union in 1882, although the idea had been mooted as early as 1723). The fourth image is a duplicate of No. 3.
Photographs of St. Vincent
A collection of loose photographs measuring approximately 240 x 190 mm, with pencilled captions on the reverse. Of excellent technical quality, the photographs show scenes in and around Kingstown on a market day. The front of each print is imprinted 'J.C. Wilson, Photo: St. Vincent'.