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255 x 250 mm. A view of the statue of Christopher Columbus before Government House, with Prince Philip in the background.

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255 x 250 mm. Showing Prince Philip and Raynor Arthur being driven past onlookers with the roof top down.

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227 x 177 mm. A view from Rawson Square looking towards the Government buildings. The central building houses the Legislative Council Chamber and the Post Office, the right hand the House of Assembly and the left hand the Treasury Office.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Photographs contained in a report on a visit to the Colonial Development Corporation Tomato Project, Andros Is. Bahamas May 1952 by F. Hardy and R.E.D. Baker. Thirty copies of the 17 page typescript report were produced.1-6 Photographs taken Tuesday 13th May, 1952 between 9 and 10am after a night of heavy rain (2½ inches in about 8 hours). Each measuring 55 x 55 mm.7-12 Photographs of Andros Tomato Farm taken by Carl F. Warner (Acting Manager of the farm). Each measuring 100...

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: Photographs contained in a report on a visit to the Colonial Development Corporation Tomato Project, Andros Is. Bahamas May 1952 by F. Hardy and R.E.D. Baker. Thirty copies of the 17 page typescript report were produced.1-6 Photographs taken Tuesday 13th May, 1952 between 9 and 10am after a night of heavy rain (2½ inches in about 8 hours). Each measuring 55 x 55 mm.7-12 Photographs of Andros Tomato Farm taken by Carl F. Warner (Acting Manager of the farm). Each measuring 100...

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225 x 176 mm. A view from the hill overlooking Queen Street showing residential houses and the harbour in the distance.

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225 x 177 mm. A view looking along Union Street (little more than a path between sheer cliffs of rock) towards the Queen’s Staircase, a stairway cut out of the rocks by formerly enslaved persons which leads up to Fort Fincastle.

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255 x 200 mm. A view of a row of stalls at the Bazaar. The reverse of the print is stamped with 'Bahamas News Bureau Photo' and the photographers name.

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255 x 200 mm. A view of a row of stalls at the Bazaar. The reverse of the print is stamped with 'Bahamas News Bureau Photo' and the photographers name.

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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.

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226 x 176 mm A view showing the two-storied verandahed house, with a European woman standing on the balcony and two maids on the ground floor verandah. The house is situated on the south side of Bay Street near its junction with East Street.

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255 x 200 mm. A close view of Prince Philip during his speech. The typescript caption continues: 'Prince Philip speaks to crowd that thronged the public square in Nassau upon his arrival for a four-day visit to the British Bahamas. -30-.' The caption also reads: 'From: Bahamas News Bureau ... by Bill Seward,' and 'Direction of (to): Hill and Knowlton, Inc.' and gives full address details for both.

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177 x 230 mm. A view from the street showing a Royal African palm growing in a Nassau garden. The caption on the back of the print reads: 'Royal Palm Nassau Bahamas'.

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255 x 200 mm. The typescript caption continues: 'Prince Philip inspects Guard of Honor from the Worcestershire Regiment in Nassau on occasion of his four-day visit to the Bahama Islands. A Nassau constable stands in the background. -30-.' The caption also reads: 'From: Bahamas News Bureau ... by Bill Seward', and 'Direction of: Hill and Knowlton, Inc.' and gives full address details for both.

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255 x 200 mm. A view of Prince Philip inspecting the Guard of Honor.

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255 x 200 mm. A view of Prince Philip inspecting the Guard of Honor. The print is stamped on the reverse with 'Bahamas News Bureau Photo.'

Scope and Contents A collection of loose photographs measuring approximately 205 x 155 mm, with captions pasted to the backs of the prints. The photographs show scenes and events during the tour of 1966 which started at Georgetown, British Guiana and following the line of the islands (apart from a detour to Nassau) and ended in Jamaica. This was the first visit of the Queen to most of the islands although she had been to Jamaica and Bermuda during her world tour of the Commonwealth in 1953-4. Photographs by...

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221 x 169 mm. A view looking up towards the front façade of this impressive hotel which was built by the Bahamas Government and opened in 1861. The hotel stands on a small hill between Parliament Street and East Street.

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228 x 177 mm. A similar view to the preceding print. The hotel was built during the period of prosperity enjoyed by the Bahamas in the American Civil War when Nassau became the major supply base for the Confederate blockade runners.

Scope and Contents 255 x 200 mm. The typescript caption continues: 'Dignitaries of the British colony of the Bahamas hear Prince Philip reply to official welcome in Nassau. On the Prince's right is Sir Raynor Arthur, the Governor, and to his left in the foreground is Stafford Sands, Chairman of the Development Board.' The caption also reads: 'From: Bahamas News Bureau ... by Bill Seward', and 'Direction of (to): Hill and Knowlton, Inc.' and gives full address details for both. The print itself is stamped...

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255 x 200 mm. A view of six sailing boats. Location unidentified.

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255 x 200 mm. A view of four sailing boats. Location unidentified.

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255 x 200 mm. A view of a sailing boat numbered '3962' with two occupants, possibly Prince Philip and one other, with the headland in the background. Exact location unknown.

Scope and Contents The notebook contains cuttings of many reviews of Bell’s publications, including ‘Obeah : witchcraft in the West Indies’ (London, 1889) and ‘A witch's legacy’ (London, 1893) which appeared in British, African and West Indian periodicals, along with copies of:‘The Fetish-mountain of Krobo’, ‘Macmillan’s Magazine’, July 1893, 210-19‘His Highness Prince Kwakoo’, ‘The Idler Magazine’, Dec. 1896, 685-96‘History, trade, resources, and present condition of the Gold Coast...

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229 x 174 mm. A view looking along Shirley Street with a West Indian horse and cart approaching the camera. The office of the ‘Nassau Times’ can be seen at the right of the picture and the dome of the library beyond that. Shirley Street runs parallel to Bay Street.