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144 x 202 mm. A view looking along a palm-lined road in the Bridgetown suburb of Belleville.

Scope and Contents 235 x 191 mm. View from the Railway Station looking NNW across the Careenage towards Trafalgar Square. The statue of Nelson in the square can just be seen in front of the premises of H.D. Shepherd and Co., Ship Chandlers, which stands at the junction of Broad Street and High Street. Taking up most of the central and right-hand portion of the print are the Public Buildings, built from local coral rock to the designs of J.F. Bourne, Superintendent of Public Works, and opened in 1874. Built...

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200 x 140 mm. A view looking down on part of the Bridgetown dock area with a sailing ship moored near the Chamberlain Bridge. Larger steam vessels can be seen at anchor offshore in the deep-water harbour. The bridge was presumably named out of gratitude for Joseph Chamberlain's successful fight to induce the cabinet to abolish the bounty system which encouraged European beet production at the expense of imported West Indian sugar.

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203 x 150 mm. A view looking across the lawn towards Government House which overlooks the suburb of Belleville.

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147 x 200 mm. Showing the statue of Nelson which stands in Trafalgar Square, Bridgetown. Sculpted by Sir Richard Westacott, it was paid for and erected by the citizens of Barbados in gratitude for the victory at Trafalgar.

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Packet of '12 Real Photograph Snap-Shots' showing views of Barbados, British West Indies. The matt sepia photos measure 60 x 85mm each, and the captions are printed on the backs. Produced by Raphael Tuck and Sons ltd.

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199 x 145 mm. A view looking along this Bridgetown shopping street with native women carrying loads in baskets, and donkey carts on the roadway.

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239 x 191 mm. View showing waterfront buildings lining the Careenage at Bridgetown. At the extreme left of the print are the premises of Da Costa and Co., one of the oldest established firms in Barbados. Originally trading as Barrow and Dummett, the business was bought by David Da Costa in 1868. Next to Da Costa and Co. is the Harbourmaster's Office.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Packet of '12 Real Photograph Snap-Shots' showing views of Barbados, British West Indies. The matt sepia photos measure 60 x 85mm each, and the captions are printed on the backs. Produced by Raphael Tuck and Sons ltd.