| RCS contains: |
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| Y3071A |
Photographs of the Bahamas |
| Y3071B |
The unveiling of the statue of Queen Victoria on Empire Day by His Excellency Sir Wm Grey-Wilson |
| Y3071C |
Views in the Bahamas. circa 1965 |
| Y3071D |
Views in Nassau and its vicinity 1982 |
| Y3072B |
Photographs of Barbados. circa 1905 |
| Y3072C |
Two views of Bridgetown, Barbados, circa 1880 |
| Y3072D |
Views of Barbados |
| Y3073A |
Views in the St. Andrew's Mountains, Jamaica. 1890s |
| Y3073C |
Views in Jamaica, circa 1912 |
| Y3073D |
Sir Daniel Morris Collection: Views in Jamaica |
| Y3073E |
Jamaica 1959-1982 |
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Two views of Bridgetown, Barbados, circa 1880
| Title |
Two views of Bridgetown, Barbados, circa 1880 |
| Reference |
GBR/0115/Y3072C |
| Creator |
Unknown |
| Covering Dates |
circa 1880 |
| Extent and Medium |
2 images; Fair condition. |
| Repository |
Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library |
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| Content and context |
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Collection comprising albumen prints mounted on card, measuring approximately 235 x 190mm, with handwritten captions beneath the prints. They originally appear to have been mounted in an album from which they have been extracted. Photographer unknown.
Presented to the Royal Commonwealth Society by Ian Straker, 25 April 1985.
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Access and Use
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Please cite as Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library, Two views of Bridgetown, Barbados, circa 1880, Y3072C |
| Further information |
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Indexed
This collection level description was entered by SG using information from the original typescript catalogue.
This collection is available on microfiche: South America/Caribbean, fiche number 14.
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| Index Terms |
| Barbados |
| North and Central America |
| RCS/Y3072C contains: |
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1
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The Wharf, Bridgetown, Barbados. 239 x 191 mm. View showing waterfront buildings lining the Careenage at Bridgetown. At the extreme left of the print are the premises of Da Costa and Co., one of the oldest established firms in Barbados. Originally trading as Barrow and Dummett, the business was bought by David Da Costa in 1868. Next to Da Costa and Co. is the Harbourmaster's Office.
Fair condition, some yellowing and fading.. |
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2
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Bridgetown from the Railway Station. 235 x 191 mm. View from the Railway Station looking NNW across the Careenage towards Trafalgar Square. The statue of Nelson in the square can just be seen in front of the premises of H.D. Shepherd and Co., Ship Chandlers, which stands at the junction of Broad Street and High Street. Taking up most of the central and right-hand portion of the print are the Public Buildings, built from local coral rock to the designs of J.F. Bourne, Superintendent of Public Works, and opened in 1874. Built in a modified Italian Renaissance style, but with the verandah colonnades arched in a Gothic point rather than rounded. The buildings are in two blocks separated by a tree-lined avenue. In front of this avenue can be seen the fountain of the Fountain Gardens.
Fair condition, slight spotting and fading.. |
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