Mascarene Islands (island group)
Found in 225 Collections and/or Records:
[River scene], 1918
100 x 62 mm. View looking across a river (possibly the Tamerin) towards distant mountains.
[River scene, ? Le Reduit], 1916
136 x 79 mm. View looking across a river towards an unidentified house.
Riviere la Chaux, Mahebourg [i.e. Mahébourg], 1919-10-05
126 x 77 mm. Showing river view with houses in the foreground.
Rochester Falls, Souillac, Mauritius, 1924
A collection of coloured 'oilette' postcards of Mauritius, published by Raphael Tuck and Sons for the British Empire Exhibition 1924.
Rodriguez [i.e. Rodrigues], 1916
136 x 79 mm. An indistinct view from the sea showing the hilly coastline of Rodriguez, 360 miles east of Mauritius.
Some Reduit servants, 1916 - 1921
93 x 71 mm. Showing a group of uniformed servants standing at the entrance to Le Reduit.
St John's, Reduit, 1919 - 1921
76 x 100 mm. Showing the portico of St John's Church.
Sugar Factory, Union (Flacq), Mauritius, 1924
A collection of coloured 'oilette' postcards of Mauritius, published by Raphael Tuck and Sons for the British Empire Exhibition 1924.
'Tabac bleu' at Pamplemousses at Maturity (2 acres) 23.3.17, 1917-03
225 x 174 mm. View looking across fields of ripening tobacco at the Pamplemousses Botanical Gardens, a few miles north of Port Louis. Experiments in the cultivation of Reunion 'tabac bleu' were started by Bell in 1916.
[Taking a photo], 1922 - 1923
105 x 80 mm. Showing a man and woman with a tripod camera and another group of people posing for a photograph all in a wooded area.
['Temple de l'amour' built by Hesketh Bell], 1922-03-25
79 x 126 mm. Showing the slender pavilion built by Bell on the lake at Government House, Port Louis. The caption (written on the negative) reads 'Petit temple de l'amour, érigé par Sir Hesketh à la memoire du gouverneur David 'Le Reduit' 25.3.22.' The temple was designed by Bell and constructed in 1921.
[Tennis match, Le Reduit], 1919 - 1921
131 x 80 mm. Showing a tennis match in the garden at Le Reduit.
The Royal Salute. Mauritius Volunteers on opening session of Council of Government, 1916, 1916
98 x 71 mm. Showing troops on parade outside Government House, Port Louis.
Tony and Henry Morcom, 1922 - 1923
65 x 110 mm. Showing two small children. In July 1922, HHB agreed 'to be God Father to Sylvia Morcom's baby Henry'.
[Top of waterfall ? Reduit Cascade], 1919 - 1923
80 x 110 mm.
[Unveiling of Mauritius War Memorial, Royal College Grounds, Curepipe, 15 April 1922], 1922-04-15
150 x 110 mm. View from above showing the crowd holding up umbrellas against the 'horrid weather'.
[Unveiling of War Memorial], 1922-04-15
215 x 165 mm. View from the front.
Vacoas. Mauritius Jockey Club, 1916
136 x 89 mm. Monochrome postcard showing course on race day.
Verandah, looking north [Le Reduit], 1916
78 x 137 mm. View looking along the verandah.
Verandah, looking south [Le Reduit], 1916
79 x 136 mm. View looking along the verandah, lined with canoework furniture and with potted plants hanging from the rafters.
Walking through the fire. Cutting off the goat's head, 1928-01
132 x 81 mm. Showing two men holding a goat while a third chops off its head. The pencilled annotation on the reverse reads: 'Rose Hill Mauritius 2 Jany 1928. [illegible word] Brodie'.
[War memorial, possibly in Mauritius], 1919 - 1924
A collection of loose prints (mainly snapshots). The prints are largely uncaptioned and much of this item lacks detailed identification (although many of the prints certainly relate to Bell's trip to the Far East in 1925-26).
[War memorial, possibly in Mauritius], 1919 - 1924
A collection of loose prints (mainly snapshots). The prints are largely uncaptioned and much of this item lacks detailed identification (although many of the prints certainly relate to Bell's trip to the Far East in 1925-26).
Workmen's dwellings, Bell Village, 1924
150 x 90 mm.
Xmas 1923, 1923-12
105 x 75 mm. HHB seated in Le Reduit garden.