Janus: Sir Henry Hesketh Bell Collection

RCS/Y3011C-N/Y3011E contains:
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39	Presentation of prizes, Inter-Island Sports, April 1913
40	[Presentation of prizes, Inter-Island Sports, April 1913]
41	[Presentation of prizes, Inter-Island Sports, April 1913]
42	Challenge Shield for Inter-Island Cricket. Presented 1913
43	Daniel Parke, Governor of Antigua. Killed 1710
44	[Arrival of Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig Holstein in Antigua, March 29 1913]
45	[Welcoming Princess Marie Louise to Antigua]
46	[Princess Marie Louise inspecting the Guard of Honour]
47	[Arrival of Princess Marie Louise in Antigua]
48	[Street decorations in St. John's Antigua, in honour of the visit of Princess Marie Louise]
49	[Street decorations in St. John's Antigua in honour of the visit of Princess Marie Louise]
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Sir Henry Hesketh Bell Collection

Title	[Arrival of Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig Holstein in Antigua, March 29 1913]
Reference	Y3011E/44
Creator	Unknown
Covering Dates	Mar. 29 1913
Extent and Medium	Good condition.

Content and context

72 x 72 mm. A circular print showing the small steamer carrying Princess Marie Louise and her entourage approaching the pier at St. John's. A grand-daughter of Queen Victoria, Princess Marie Louise (1872-1956) was asked to convey a message of goodwill from George V to his West Indian subjects and during her Caribbean tour also opened an inter-colonial exhibition in Barbados. She stayed in Antigua for two days, visiting English Harbour, the Central Sugar Factory at Gunthorpes, and the hospital and poor house.

Further information

For photographs of the Princess's visit see Y3011E/44-52 and 54-56.

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North and Central America

West Indies

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