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211 x 167 mm. A view showing a heavy growth of cactus on a host tree with small wooden cottages in the background.

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250 x 170 mm. Black and white. All of these photographs are stamped 'Bahamas News Bureau Photo by Frederic Maura'.

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180 x 130 mm. The typescript caption continues: 'The Duke of Edinburgh inspects a guard of honor from the Worcestershire regiment during four-day visit to the Bahamas. The police band is in attendance during the ceremony on Prince George Wharf in Nassau. -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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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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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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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 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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228 x 177 mm. A view showing two Bahamians standing in front of the huge curling roots of a silk cotton tree. Written on the back: 'The Great Silk Cotton Tree in the Public Square, Nassau, Bahamas, about 200 years old'.

Scope and Contents Showing a couple watching a straw hat maker at work. The typescript caption attached to the reverse of the print reads: 'Products sold from the stalls of Nassau's straw market have become the most popular souvenir of a visit to the Bahama Islands. Frivolous or utilitarian they have a tremendous appeal to vacationers, and those who have predetermined ideas as to style and decoration may even have special designs completed in time to carry the prize home with them. -30-.' The caption also...

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210 x 168 mm. A view showing a banyan tree in Nassau.

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231 x 177 mm. A view showing the large silk cotton tree which stands behind the Post Office in the grassy square east of Parliament Street, Nassau.

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Postcard booklet containing nine views (from original set of ten).

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255 x 200 mm. A view of Prince Philip in the foreground (possibly standing in a boat) in a harbour with the Governor, Raynor Arthur , and others. Exact location unknown.

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255 x 200 mm. A view of a crowd, mostly children, all of whom carry small United Kingdom flags, and in lines, possibly a youth rally. A band can be seen far right. There are a number United Kingdom flags flying, and two large ships can be seen in the background. The location is identified as Nassau Harbour by the lighthouse which can be seen on the headland to the right, variously known as Nassau Harbor Lighthouse, Paradise Island Lighthouse and Colonial Beach Lighthouse.

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255 x 200 mm. Prince Philip about to shake hands with the Captain of an unidentified ship, at Nassau harbour. The location is identified as Nassau Harbour by the lighthouse which can be seen on the headland to the right, variously known as Nassau Harbor Lighthouse, Paradise Island Lighthouse and Colonial Beach Lighthouse.