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The Members present at the Executive Council meeting are, left to right: (Sir) Henry Vessey, Unofficial Member; (Sir) Harry Butterfield, Unofficial Member; W. W. Davidson, Colonial Treasurer; (Sir) Raynor Arthur, Colonial Secretary; Sir Alexander Hood, Governor; Major David Huxley, Attorney General; (Sir) Bayard Dill, Unofficial Member; Hereward Watlington, Unofficial Member; Edward Tristram Smith, Assistant Colonial Secretary and Clerk to the Council.

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90 x 112 mm. Showing the Governor, Lieutenant - General Sir Walter Kitchener (cf Y3070A/65) and an unidentified cleric taking photographs of the hockey teams.

Scope and Contents 83 x 133 mm. Showing Lieutenant General Sir Walter Kitchener (holding cigar) and his ADC Captain O. H. L. Nicholson, DSO, standing on the steps of Government House, Bermuda. Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Walter Kitchener (1858 - 1912) was Governor and C ommander in Chief Bermuda from 1908 - 1909. Previous to this he had served a varied army career taking part in the Afghan War of 1878 - 1880, the Dongola Expedition of 1896, the Khartoum Campaign of 1898 (I/c Kordofan Field Force) and...

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78 x 101 mm. Showing a naval cadet edging along the greasy pole.

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73 x 101 mm. A similar photograph to Y3070A/37.

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The reverse of the print is stamped with the photographers details: 'Photo - Frederick L. Hamilton, 315 8th Avenue, Pelham 65, New York.' and has been given the negative number 'A-5'.

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90 x 113 mm. Showing part of the Admirality House Lawns with a group of naval cadets in the background.

Scope and Contents 117 x 94 mm. Showing the pier, with a pole extending from it over the water. This pole is to form part of the games announced in a handwritten caption on the previous page of the album.'Freddy and I send out invitations in the name of 'two middle-aged and highly respectable bachelors' to all our friends and give a pageant in the Admirality House grounds at Bermuda. Saturday, December 12th 1908.'Also inserted in the album at this pont is a programme of events for the...

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112 x 90 mm. Showing the hockey match in progress.

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124 x 97 mm. Showing the hockey match in progress with spectators in the background.

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90 x 113 mm. Showing a row of naval cadets watching the hockey match with a banner which reads 'The pen is mightier than the sword. But neither cuts like a woman's tongue'.

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A collection of loose prints measuring approximately 240 x 195 mm, with brief captions attached. This event took place during the Queen's world tour of the Commonwealth in 1953-4. Photographs by the Bermuda News Bureau.

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152 x 101 mm. Showing the Regiment's team, a similar photograph to Y3070A/44 and with a banner reading 'We women rule the roost'.

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152 x 102 mm. Showing the ship's hockey team, dressed as women, one man holding a banner reading 'votes for women'.

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113 x 90 mm. Showing the two lieutenants, dressed as women, on their way to the hockey match.

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103 x 78 mm. Showing a tug of war in progress between teams from HMS 'Cornwall' and the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry ('they win 2 to 0').

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90 x 113 mm. Showing two men dressed as women arriving at the carnival, one carrying a banner which reads 'Church and State and good old Popery forever'.

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A view looking out over walled gardens towards another island across the water. Exact location unknown. On the reverse of the print is the photographic studio's stamp, and also the word 'cover', written in pencil, and circled.

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A view from a garden replete with wooden chairs and lounges overlooking the islands and inlets beyond. Buildings can be seen on the nearest islands. Exact location unknown.

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A view looking towards the sea from a point overlooking an unnamed bay, with several aloe vera plants in the foreground and jagged coral rocks on the beach. Exact location unknown. The reverse of the print is stamped with 'Bermuda News Bureau'.

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A view of a ruin (possibly a British army fort), looking over the sea to another Island. Exact location unknown.

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195 mm x 190 mm. The caption on the reverse reads: ' In spite of its date, the house manages to achieve dignity, proportion, and comeliness, aided by local architectural detail of chimneys, stepped roof, and welcoming arms steps.' There are two handwritten comments, in black ink, on the reverse: 'Sovay (?) No. 2' and 'No. 1 to overlap No. 2.' It is not known what this refers to, as there is no photograph numbered '2' in this collection.

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A view of a building with a stepped, white-washed roof. There is a stamp on the reverse giving the photographers name and details.

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A view of a building with a stepped, white-washed roof.

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A close view of the corner of a walled building with a stepped, white-washed roof. There is a gate in the foreground, and a large garden at the rear.