Georgetown (inhabited place)
Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:
Demarara Georgetown, 1880 - 1889
240 x 188 mm. A view looking south west over the Georgetown roof tops from the Cathedral. The Town Hall and St Andrews Kirk can be seen on the skyline. The road at the right of the photograph is King Street.
Demarara Georgetown Market Square, 1880 - 1889
242 x 192 mm. A view looking south from the Market Square, with the open square, pedestrians and a horse tram in the foreground and Lombard Street beyond. The Demerara River can just be seen in the distance at the right of the photograph.
Demarara Victoria Lilies, 1880 - 1889
248 x 195 mm. A view looking south along Camp Street. The street is divided in two by a wide canal in which are growing the huge pads of the Victoria Lily.
Demerara High Street Georgetown, 1880 - 1889
184 x 106 mm. A view looking along High Street in the west of the city and showing the two halves of the street divided by a canal with grassy-banks (see Y307A/72).
Demerara The Gardens, 1880 - 1889
237 x 192 mm. A view looking along a tree-shaded path in the Botanical Gardens at Vlissengen in the east of Georgetown.
Demerara Town Hall, Georgetown, 1880 - 1889
248 x 199 mm. A view showing the Georgetown Town Hall in High Street, a mock-gothic affair with a decorative tower, completed in 1889. See also Y307A/76.
Demerara Town Hall Georgetown, 1880 - 1889
108 x 162 mm. Another view of the Town Hall. Some sort of ceremony is about to take place, with a small crowd in front of the Town Hall gates and one or two flags and banners in evidence.
Demerara Upper Water Street, Georgetown, 1880 - 1889
184 x 108 mm. A view looking along Upper Water Street, which runs parallel to the Demerara River in the west of the city, and showing commercial premises. With a horse tram in the foreground.
Demerara Water Street from Market Tower, 1880 - 1889
185 x 123 mm. A view looking north along Water Street from the tower of the Stabroek Market. The Demerara River can be seen at the left of the picture in the distance.
Indian banana seller, Georgetown, British Guiana [i.e. Guyana], 1900 - 1909
59 x 102 mm. Full length portrait of an Indian woman standing in front of the premises of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company in Georgetown. West India Committee photograph.
Origin of Georgetown’s district and street names, 1908 - 1915
From 'The Daily Argosy'.