West Indies (archipelago)
Found in 1045 Collections and/or Records:
Photographs of St. Vincent, circa 1900-1910, 1900 - 1910
Contains loose photographs of various sizes. One is signed on reverse 'Cyril T. [?] Adams, Chateaubelair, St. Vincent'; other photographers unknown.
Photographs of the Bahamas
A collection of loose photographs measuring approximately 225 x 175 mm. The photographs have, for the most part, printed captions stating location and photographer's name. Photographed by J.F. Coonley.
Photographs of the Commonwealth West Indies. circa 1967
A collection of loose photographs in two sizes: approximately 190 x 140 mm and 255 x 195 mm. The prints have captions pasted to their backs. The collection shows towns and tourist spots in Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad, Tobago, Antigua and Grenada. Photographs by BOAC, plus one print by the Jamaica Tourist Board.
Photographs of the West Indies
Photographs of Trinidad, 1911-1912, 1911 - 1912
Contains loose photographs measuring approximately 100 x 75 mm with handwritten captions on reverse of the prints.
[Picnic on a beach], 1956-04-01 - 1960-06-14
Picturesque Jamaica
Pigeon Point, Tobago, 1911 - 1912
97 x 74 mm. A view of the beach at Pigeon Point with palm trees growing near the shore.
Pink Frangipani, C [Ciceron], 1971-10
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.
Pitch Lake, Trinidad, 1897
229 x 291 mm (overall); 120 x 192 mm (image). Halftone print. Studio name printed as part of image, print inscribed by hand in ink, au recto, below image. Photograph shows at least four people loading horse-drawn wagons.
Pitch Lake is the largest natural deposit of asphalt in the world located in La Brea, southwest Trinidad, within the Siparia Regional Corporation.
Pitch Lake, Trinidad, BWI [British West Indies], 1890
233 x 131 mm. A view looking across the pitch lake at La Brea, with shallow pools of water here and there among the asphalt.
Pitons, 1973-02
Pitons and Soufrière village, 1972-09
Pitons from north, 1971-02
Pitons from the south, 1971-02
[From the air].
Point of Carbat, Nr. St Pierre, 1879 - 1913
265 x 180 mm. A beach scene at Carbet (sic) with a man and a rowing boat in the foreground of the palm-fringed beach. Carbet lies a few miles due south of Saint Pierre on the west coast of Martinique.
Police Barracks and Landing Pier, 1890 - 1900
242 x 187 mm. A view looking shorewards along the landing pier and facing the solidly built stone police barracks built on the waterfront at Kingstown.
Police Station and Court House, Cedar Valley, Jamaica, 1900 - 1910
161 x 116 mm. Showing a small group of Jamaican men and women standing in front of the stone courthouse. With hills in the background. Cedar Valley lies about ten miles east of Kingston at the foot of the Blue Mountains.
Political evolution and the movement to independence, 1959 - 1982
A series of photographs relating, as the title suggests, to the move towards independence. 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.
Port Antonio, 1900 - 1910
231 x 178 mm. A view looking down from a hillside above the town on to the small harbour, with house and shops clustered at the water's edge.
Port Kaiser, situated on the north coast of Jamaica is one of the ports used for the shipment of the bauxite ore, the mainstay of the island's economy, 1959 - 1982
250 x 200 mm. Aerial photograph by J.S. Tynedale-Biscoe.
Port Royal, Jamaica, 1897
229 x 291 mm (overall), 101 x 139 mm (image). Halftone print. Studio name printed as part of image in bottom left corner, print captioned by hand, in ink, au recto, below image. Photograph is taken from an elevated location and shows rooftops and treetops looking towards the coast and open water, with a ship and land visible in the background.
[Portmore, circa 1982], 1982
250 x 200 mm. The caption reads 'The same area today houses thousands of Jamaicans in several housing schemes as housing developers, including the Government, attempted to solve the problem of overcrowding in the metropolitan area of Kingston by extending its boundaries to include the adjoining lowlands of St. Catherine'.
Portraits, circa 1900s
A collection of loose prints with captions on the reverse, which have been recorded as found. The photographs, which are of various sizes, are portraits of people from Africa, the West Indies and Australia.
Portsmouth, 1972-10
[View from the sea].