| Title |
Dominica 1900-03 |
| Reference |
Y3011I |
| Creator |
Various |
| Covering Dates |
1900–1903 |
| Extent and Medium |
15 images in 1 album; Fair condition. |
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| Content and context |
A volume entitled 'Press Cuttings Vol II 1899-1904' and containing prints of various sizes (mainly snapshots) by various photographers. Some of the prints are captioned by Bell. Captions composed for this catalogue are enclosed in square brackets. |
| Further information |
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Indexed
This collection is available on microfiche: General Collections, fiche number 9.
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| Index Terms |
| Dominica |
| Lesser Antilles |
| North and Central America |
| West Indies |
| Windward Islands |
| RCS/Y3011C-N/Y3011I contains: |
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1
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[The Boiling Lake, Dominica, Jan 1900]. 81 x 84 mm. A view looking down on to the Boiling Lake in the crater of a semi-extinct volcano containing a geyser which periodically empties and fills. A visit by Bell to the Boiling Lake is described in 'Glimpses of a governor's life' (Bell 1946, pp 10-12).
Poor condition, overall fading.. |
Jan. 1900 |
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2
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The Boiling Lake. Jan 1900. Empty 11am. 84 x 82 mm. A view looking down on the lake bed.
Poor condition, overall fading.. |
Jan. 1900 |
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3
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The Boiling Lake. Jan 1900. Beginning to fill 11.30. 84 x 84 mm. As captioned.
Fair condition, some fading.. |
Jan. 1900 |
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4
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The Boiling Lake. Jan 1900. Simmering 11.45. 84 x 84 mm. A close up view of the lake, with two figures standing at its edge and steam rising in the foreground.
Poor condition, overall fading.. |
Jan. 1900 |
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5
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The Boiling Lake. Jan 1900. Boiling 12.15. 86 x 84 mm. Showing steam rising from the surface of the lake.
Poor condition, overall fading.. |
Jan. 1900 |
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6
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L. Jarvis, Canon Frouette. Medje. 83 x 84 mm. Showing Leslie Jarvis, Canon Frouette and a young girl (Medje) standing on the steps of an unidentified building.
Fair condition, slight fading.. |
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7
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Govt. House Garden [Dominica]. 83 x 82 mm. A general view of the lawn and garden.
Fair condition, some fading.. |
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8
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Forty winks. 83 x 81 mm. Showing an unidentified figure, possibly Leslie Jarvis, asleep in a chair in Government House garden: servants quarters and outhouses in background.
Fair condition, some fading.. |
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9
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A group at 'Geneva'. 81 x 82 mm. Showing three women in a garden. Geneva was a large estate in the south of Dominica owned by the Lockhart family. Those pictured are, from left to right: Miss Brenda Lockhart, Mrs Lockhart and Miss Jane Woodcock. Miss Brenda Lockhart never married, helped run the estate. She was the twin sister of Minna who was the mother of the author Jean Rhys. Mrs Lockhart was Brenda and Minna's mother and Miss Jane Woodcock was Mrs Lockhart's sister (Rhys 1979, pp 33-38).
Good condition.. |
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10
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[Layou Bridge, Dominica]. 160 x 107 mm. A view from the side of the iron girder bridge completed in 1903 and crossing the river near the village of Layou. The ironwork for the bridge had been imported as early as 1888 or 1889, but inadequate funds had prevented its erection.
Fair condition, some fading.. |
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11
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[Layou Bridge, Dominica]. 154 x 110 mm. A view looking along the partially completed bridge.
Fair condition, some fading.. |
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12
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Arch at Government House Gate. 103 x 76 mm. Showing the arch erected by the Dominica Agricultural Society to welcome Bell on his return to the island on February 5 1903.
Poor condition, overall fading.. |
5 Feb. 1903 |
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13
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[Decorations at Roseau, February 5 1903]. 167 x 117 mm. Showing street decorations on the roadway between the landing stage and Government House. A banner stretched across the road reads 'A hearty welcome to our Administrator'.
Poor condition, overall fading.. |
5 Feb. 1903 |
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14
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[Bell landing at Roseau, February 5 1903]. 99 x 65 mm. Showing Bell being rowed ashore at Roseau, with crowds lining the waterfront in the background.
Poor condition, overall fading.. |
5 Feb. 1903 |
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15
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[Portrait of Queen Victoria]. 90 x 135 mm. A photographic copy of the portrait of Queen Victoria (a copy of von Angelis 1887 painting) unveiled by Bell on May 27 1903.
Creator: Hanfstaengl, Franz, 1804-1877, photographer.
Fair condition, some yellowing and fading.. |
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