| Title |
Views in Jamaica, circa 1912 |
| Reference |
GBR/0115/Y3073C |
| Creator |
Clemens, Lewis W, fl 1900-1909 |
| Covering Dates |
circa 1912 |
| Extent and Medium |
14 images in 1 file; The photographs are in varying conditions, most are good but a few show signs of chemical staining. |
| Repository |
Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library |
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| Content and context |
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Lewis W. Clemens was of Ashfield Lodge, Toronto and was active in the Caribbean in the 1900s. No further details are available other than that he is listed as an amateur photographer.
A collection photographed by Lewis W. Clemens. It contains 14 photographs mounted on paper, with a short typewritten descriptive text (of the original 19 prints, 5 are missing). The photographs measure approximately 100 x 75 mm.
Presented by the author April 30 1912.
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Access and Use
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Please cite as Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library, Views in Jamaica, circa 1912, Y3073C |
| Further information |
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Indexed
This collection level description was entered in November 2002 by PJ using the original typescript catalogue.
This collection is available on microfiche: South America/Caribbean, fiche numbers 15-16.
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| Index Terms |
| British West Indies |
| Greater Antilles |
| Jamaica |
| North and Central America |
| West Indies |
| Clemens, Lewis W (fl 1900-1909) |
| RCS/Y3073C contains: |
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1
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The Parade Gardens, Kingston, Jamaica. 99 x 76 mm. Showing the centre of the gardens which face the Kingston Government Offices.
Fair condition, some orange staining.. |
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2
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A Garden in Jamaica. 103 x 77 mm. Showing a lily pond and palm trees in a Jamaican garden.
Fair condition, slight orange staining.. |
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3
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The Plaza, Spanish Town, Jamaica. 74 x 98 mm. Showing two native women with baskets on their heads walking across the Plaza. In the background can be seen various Government Offices.
Good condition, apart from slight yellowing.. |
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4
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The Fountain at Constant Spring, Jamaica. 102 x 76 mm. Showing the stone fountain at Constant Spring, a spot about six miles from Kingston at the foot of the Blue Mountains.
Poor condition, much chemical staining.. |
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5
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In a country garden, Jamaica. 77 x 99 mm. A view looking along a gravel path lined with palms and other vegetation.
Fair condition, some yellowing.. |
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6
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Palm Walk, Jamaica. 75 x 98 mm. A view looking along a plam-lined path leading to an estate.
Fair condition, slight fading. |
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7
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Folly Bridge and Falls, Oxford, Jamaica. 93 x 77 mm. Showing a small waterfall with a stone bridge in the background.
Good condition.. |
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8
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Entrance to the Oxford Caves, Jamaica. 100 x 76 mm. Showing a young man standing among the stalactites in the caves. 'In these caves situated near Balaclava it is believed the Spanish hid their treasure when driven out by the British in 1655. And here also the persecuted Arawaks sought refuge during the Spanish occupation'. (Clemens).
Fair condition, some overall fading.. |
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9
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Pulping coffee, Jamaica. 100 x 75 mm. Showing two Jamaican women at work with the pulping machinery (which separates the kernel from the outer husk of the bean) at Oxford Estate, Jamaica.
Good condition, apart from slight overall fading. |
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10
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The old sugar works, Rose Hall Jamaica. 101 x 73 mm. 'Here can be seen the stone aqueduct, the wheel and wheelhouse and much of the old time sugar machinery. In the foregeround is the fountain where the mules employed get water. This is all disused now in favour of a thoroughly modern equipment recently shipped out from England.' (Clemens).
Good condition.. |
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11
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Interior, Old Rose Hall, Jamaica. 98 x 73 mm. Showing an inside hallway at Old Rose Hall.
Good condition.. |
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12
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Ruins of Spanish Monestery [sic] Jamaica. 100 x 76 mm. Showing the crumbling outer walls of the old monastery at Miranda Hill, Montego Bay.
Good condition.. |
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13
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Native women washing clothes, Jamaica. 100 x 72 mm. Showing a native woman washing clothes beside a rocky stream '... and it is surprising what excellent work these women turn out under the primitive conditions'. (Clemens).
Fair condition, some chemical staining.. |
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14
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Lewis B. Clemens. 75 x 100 mm. Showing Clemens dressed in a white suit and pith helmet, standing with arms folded in front of a palm tree.
Good condition.. |
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