Bahamas (nation)
Found in 182 Collections and/or Records:
[4th Out Island Regatta 11-13 April 1957], 1957-04-11 - 1957-04-13
A series of photographs showing Raynor Arthur's official duties (including several images of Government house) and his leisure time, taken during his office as Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas. Sir Raynor Arthur arrived on 1 April 1956 and left on retirement on 14 June 1960. Most of these photographs are by the Bahamas News Bureau and are approximately 255 x 200 mm, unless otherwise stated.
A scene in Grantstown, 1890 - 1895
229 x 173 mm. Showing a woman standing outside her small thatched house. Grantstown is a suburb of Nassau on the south of the city.
A Scene in Grantstown, 1890 - 1895
225 x 177 mm. A view looking along an unsurfaced lane in Grantstown with a small thatched house at the left of the picture and a European and a Bahamian (dressed in suit and bowler hat) standing in the foreground.
A sisal plantation, 1890 - 1895
217 x 176 mm. Showing two pith-helmeted Europeans standing in a field of spiky sisal plants. Sisal, which became one of the Bahamas’ major industries, was first introduced into the island from Yucatan in 1845 by C.R. Nesbitt, Colonial Secretary, and the industry was set on its feet by Sir Ambrose Shea, Governor of the Bahamas, 1887-1895. Another print of the same photograph can be found at Y307G/8 where the location is identified as Little Abaco.
A sisal plantation, 1890 - 1895
221 x 174 mm. Showing a portly, white-bearded European (the same figure is seen in Y3071A/44-6) standing on a path beside a field of sisal.
A sisal plantation, 1890 - 1895
225 x 174 mm. Showing a field of growing sisal.
A sisal plantation, 1879 - 1910
226 x 177 mm. A view showing two Europeans in pith helmets standing in a field of growing sisal plants. A pencilled note on the back of the print reads: 'A Sisal Fibre Plantation Little Abaco Bahamas'.
A Sponge Yard, Packing, 1890 - 1895
229 x 173 mm. Showing a sponge yard with a pile of sponges in the foreground, workers with packed bales of sponges in the middle ground and a large residential house in the background.
A Sponge Yard, Trimming, 1890 - 1895
225 x 177 mm. Showing Bahamian women at work in a shady courtyard, with sponges and trimmings on the ground around them.
A tropical garden, 1890 - 1895
224 x 176 mm. Showing a bearded European in a pith helmet standing among palms and other tropical plants, possibly in the Botanic Gardens.
A tropical garden, Nassau, 1890 - 1895
244 x 176 mm. Duplicate of Y3071A/44.
After ridging, showing the young tomatoes recently transplanted, 1952
Almond Avenue, Winter, 1890 - 1895
225 x 177 mm. A view looking along the treelined avenue.
Along the shore, East of Nassau, 1879 - 1910
211 x 170 mm. A view looking along a dirt road with a wooden thatched hut in the foreground and the sea beyond.
An orange plantation, 1890 - 1895
226 x 177 mm. Showing a Bahamian in a straw hat standing beside a laden orange tree.
Andros Tomato Farm, Bahamas 1952
[Arrival of H.R.H the Duke of Edinburgh's ship in Nassau Harbour], 1959-04-24 - 1959-04-28
255 x 200mm. A view from a window looking out at Nassau harbour at the arrival of the ship carrying the Duke of Edinburgh. A lighthouse can be seen on the headland, variously known as Nassau Harbor Lighthouse, Paradise Island Lighthouse and Colonial Beach Lighthouse.
[Arrival of Sir Raynor Arthur 1 April 1957], 1957-04-01
Three images showing Raynor Arthur's arrival in the Bahamas. All photographs are 255 x 200 mm prints.
Avenue of Spanish Laurel, near Library, 1879 - 1910
226 x 175 mm. A view in a Nassau park showing a row of Spanish Laurels. Pencilled caption on the reverse reads: 'Indian fig trees (ficus netida) Nassau Bahamas'.
Awarded Bouquet, 1957-04-11 - 1957-04-13
Bahamas, 1956-04-01 - 1960-06-14
A series of photographs showing Raynor Arthur's official duties (including several images of Government house) and his leisure time, taken during his office as Governor and Commander in Chief of the Bahamas. Sir Raynor Arthur arrived on 1 April 1956 and left on retirement on 14 June 1960. Most of these photographs are by the Bahamas News Bureau and are approximately 255 x 200 mm, unless otherwise stated.
Bahamas, 1957 - 1959
When the RES Headquarters was rebuilt in 1934-36, gifts of timber for panelling and furnishing were obtained from Empire Governments, companies and individuals. Many were destroyed during the bombing of 1941 and replacement gifts were received. This file coordinates pre and post-war correspondence.
Bahamas becomes Commonwealth under new Constitution, 1968-09
Bahamas Constitutional Conference, 1968-09-19
187 x 289 mm. The opening ceremony of the Conference was presided over by Secretary of State for the Commonwealth, Mr George Thomson (left, centre, wearing spectacles.) Sitting opposite Mr. Thomson is Mr. Lynden O Pindling (seventh from bottom right), who is Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism and Development of the Bahamas.
Bahamas Constitutional Conference opens in London, 1963-05
152 x 207 mm. The Bahamas Constitutional Conference opened at the Colonial Office in London recently. In this picture are, from left: Mr K.G.L. Isaacs, Solicitor General, Bahamas; Sir Robert Stapledon, (wearing spectacles), Governor of the Bahamas; Mr. Nigel Fisher, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Colonial Office; Mr. A.R. Thomas, Assistant Under-Secretary of State, Colonial Office; Mr. J.A. Peck, Legal Division, Colonial Office.