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125 x 98 mm. Showing Bell standing in front of a Guard of Honour of the Antigua Volunteers commanded by Major Ledeatt, on his return from leave.

Scope and Contents A collection of photographs (various dates, sizes and photographers) and slides with a few leaflets, a file of correspondence, and some title cards as described below. The collection appears to have been assembled chiefly for publicity purposes and there is a file of correspondence requesting photographic and other material. Some of the photographs are mounted on cards for display, but the majority are loose prints stored in folders. There are also a few albums. The main subjects are the...

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187 x 126 mm. A view in the cathedral looking along the nave towards the pulpit and altar. The title is taken from the pencilled caption on the back of the print.

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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.

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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.

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Contains slides showing scenes in the house and gardens of John Ewart Marnham's residence just outside Castries. They include slides of the very attractive views from the garden and a series of aerial views taken at varying heights in May 1972. This section concludes with photographs of members of the domestic staff taken just before Marnham left St Lucia (dated Oct 72 nos 18-25). Slides have been renumbered but arrangement in the file remains as per the original typescript catalogue.

Scope and Contents 88 x 88 mm. Showing Jack Walpole standing on the steps of Government House, St. John. No biographical details concerning Walpole have been found, but he may be the Jack frequently mentioned in Bell's letters who came to Antigua to convalesce in December 1912: 'I found that the Lear trio had arrived alright the day before and were comfortably installed at Govt. House. They were all looking well but poor Jack has, since then, had one of his rather bad attacks. The doctor told Nell that...

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212 x 137 mm. A coastal view, with a spit of land with cocoanut (coconut) palms in the foreground and a town partially visible beyond. The title is taken from the pencilled caption on the back of the print.

Scope and Contents From the File: Contains slides of St Lucia. The majority are of views of scenery, many from the sea or from the air (two sequences in February 1971 and September 1972). There is not much relating to Marnham's work, though his official house in Castries is shown in February 1971. Among events which are shown are: a youth rally at Vieux Fort on 1 May 1971 and 11 scenes at the Castries Carnival of 1972. Slides have been renumbered but arrangement in the file remains as per the original typescript...

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Contains slides all in Kodachrome mounts. Only a few of these show St Vincent itself; the majority are of the Grenadines including several of Mustique. Slides have been renumbered but arrangement in the file remains as per the original typescript catalogue.

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235 x 191 mm. A sharply defined view from a hillside behind the town, looking along the bay and showing the town and harbour with steamers at anchor in the deeper water and smaller sailing boats closer inshore. At the far end of the bay the landing pier can be seen, with the police barracks partially obscured by other buildings.

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83 x 84 mm. Showing Leslie Jarvis, Canon Frouette and a young girl (Medje) standing on the steps of an unidentified building.

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150 x 113 mm. A view looking down in to the smoking crater of La Soufrière, a volcano situated in the north-central area of St. Vincent. This photograph was presumably taken some time around May 1902 when the eruption of the volcano caused great devastation and loss of life.

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171 x 120 mm. A mounted print showing the lake in the now quiescent crater of La Soufrière, with lava cliffs in the background. A few palms and other vegetation have been painted into the foreground.

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[From the sea].

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160 x 107 mm. A view from the side of the iron girder bridge completed in 1903 and crossing the river near the village of Layou. The ironwork for the bridge had been imported as early as 1888 or 1889, but inadequate funds had prevented its erection.

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154 x 110 mm. A view looking along the partially completed bridge.

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Contains slides covering most of the major islands of the group, both associated states and dependent territories. One relates to Marnham's official duties, the launch given to St Kitts in 1972.

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A scrapbook album containing prints of various sizes by various photographers. The majority of the prints are captioned in Bell's hand. They relate to his period as Governor of the Leeward Islands, which ended in 1915; visits to England and South Africa; and, from plate 33 onwards, his Governorship of Mauritius, to which he was appointed in 1915.

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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.

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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.

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71 x 110 mm. Full length uniformed portrait of Lieutenant Lee Lum. Photographer unknown.