| Title |
Photographs of the West Indies |
| Reference |
GBR/0115/Y307A |
| Creator |
Various |
| Covering Dates |
1880–1889 |
| Extent and Medium |
86 images in 1 album; The album, which has been rebound, is in fair condition although the pages are warped, possibly due to water damage, and the ink from the typescript captions has marked them. The photographs are generally in fair condition, with some fading and marking. |
| Repository |
Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library |
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| Content and context |
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An album of predominantly commercial photographs of varying size. Each photograph is mounted on the album page with a short typescript caption beside it. These captions appear to have been added at a later date. A small number of the photographs are professional prints and have captions within them as well. The photographs are chiefly views of places in the West Indies, together with a few portraits. They mainly show Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Guyana but the album also includes images of Barbados, Dominica, Saint Vincent, Antigua, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Nevis, Saint Thomas and Martinique.
Only eight of the images have definite, identifiable photographers.
Y307A/1 is stamped 'Cooper and Company', presumably of Barbados for that is where the photograph was taken. No further information is available.
Y307A/71-73, 75, 80-82 are by Julio Augusto Siza, a commercial photographer active in British Guiana (now Guyana) during the 1880s and 1890s. He had a photographic studio, known as 'The Lusitana Photographic Gallery', in Water Street, Georgetown, from the mid-1880s to around 1896. Siza was awarded the Bronze Medal at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, London 1886, two medals at the Chicago Exhibition circa 1896 and an Honourable Mention at the Berbice Exhibition.
The photographers of the remainder are unknown. No information is available concerning the identity of the compiler of the album or its provenance.
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Access and Use
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Please cite as Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library, Photographs of the West Indies, Y307A |
| Further information |
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This volume forms part of a group of albums containing images from many parts of the world. The others in the group can be found at Y302B, Y3022U, Y30377A, Y3039A and Y305D. They appear to be the collection of a widely travelled individual, but nothing definite is known about their origin.
Indexed
This item level description was entered by NE and MJC using information from the original typescript catalogue. The first few pages of the catalogue for this collection were lost. As a result, descriptions for the first ten photographs were re-written in February 2004. It has not been possible to establish all the sources used by the original archivist.
This collection is available on microfiche: South America/Caribbean, fiche number 1-2.
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| Index Terms |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
| Barbados |
| Dominica |
| Europe |
| France |
| Greater Antilles |
| Grenada |
| Guyana |
| Jamaica |
| Leeward Islands |
| Lesser Antilles |
| Martinique |
| North and Central America |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Saint Lucia |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| South America |
| United States |
| Virgin Islands |
| Virgin Islands of the United States |
| West Indies |
| Windward Islands |
| RCS/Y307A contains: |
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1
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Barbados. 232 x 179 mm. A view looking over a town square, with a fountain at its centre, towards a dock area. A number of masts of sailing ships are clearly visible as are various horse-drawn carriages and carts. A small crane can also be seen by the dock area indicating this was a trading port. Location unknown although most likely Bridgetown or Speightstown. Photograph by Cooper and Company (stamped in the bottom right-hand corner).
Creator: W G Cooper and Co.
Poor condition, faded and yellowing throughout with water damage to right portion of print.. |
1880–1889 |
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2
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Barbados West Indian Band. 215 x 133 mm. A posed shot of a 33-piece band together with their instruments. All are wearing military uniform and one man, in what resembles an officer's uniform, is seated on a chair (others either standing or seated on the ground). He appears to be holding a stick possibly a conductor's baton. The uniform appears identical to that worn by some of the troops pictured in Y307A/7.
Fair condition, with water damage to left portion of print.. |
1880–1889 |
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3
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Jamaica Harbour Street Kingston. 238 x 182 mm. A view, looking inland, of a residential area of Kingston probably taken from a tall building. A different section of Harbour Street can be seen in Y307A/5.
Poor condition, slight damage from worm or silverfish, and water damage to right portion of print.. |
1880–1889 |
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4
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Jamaica Port Royal Street, Kingston. 209 x 119 mm. A view from ground level of an unsurfaced street in Kingston, with a number of commercial premises discernible. Only a handful of people can be seen standing in the distance.
Fair condition, water damage to right hand edge of print.. |
1880–1889 |
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5
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Jamaica Harbour Street, Kingston. 213 x 127 mm. A view from ground level of an unsurfaced street junction in Kingston, with a number of commercial premises discernible. There appear to be 'channels' cut into the road surface probably made by the wheels of carts. A number of people can be seen along the sides of the street outside the buildings. A different section of Harbour Street can be seen in Y307A/3. |
1880–1889 |
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6
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Jamaica R.M. Str 'Medway' coaling. 220 x 132 mm. A view of the Royal Mail Steamer 'Medway' berthed alongside the dock, with a large number of people carrying woven baskets full of coal from the quayside up a ramp and onto the ship.
Poor condition, water damage to left portion of print.. |
1880–1889 |
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7
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West Indian Troops. 234 x 174 mm. A view showing a number of troops standing to attention on a parade ground. There are seven Europeans dressed in officers' uniforms at the front of the contingent, five standing to attention with swords and two on horseback. To one side of the main body of soldiers is a small group, in very similar uniform, with musical instruments. The uniform appears identical to that worn by the band members pictured in Y307A/2.
Fair condition, damage from worm or silverfish, and slight water damage to right portion of print.. |
1880–1889 |
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8
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Jamaica King Street, Kingston. 218 x 129 mm. A view of a road with tracks presumably for horse-drawn trams, with a number of commercial premises on either side of the street. The photograph was taken looking down from a height above the tops of almost all the visible buildings.
Fair condition, slight discolouration to bottom portion of print.. |
1880–1889 |
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9
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Jamaica King Street, Kingston. 214 x 138 mm. A view looking down on to a crowded street in Kingston full of people milling around and horse-drawn carriages. Most people seem to be dressed formally, although it is impossible to tell whether this is a specific occasion.
Fair condition, damage from worm or silverfish, and slight discolouration from water damage to left portion of print.. |
1880–1889 |
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10
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Jamaica Victoria Market, Kingston. 213 x 131 mm. A view looking over a busy market place. There are no fixed stalls, instead people are either trading from the back of horse-drawn carts or from woven baskets on the ground. A number of horses and donkeys are tied up around the edge of the marketplace. The majority of people appear to be trading fruit and vegetables including bananas.
Fair condition, fading throughout and slight discolouration from water damage to left portion of print.. |
1880–1889 |
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11
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Jamaica Port Maria. 217 x 133 mm. A view looking down on Port Maria with the bay in the background. Port Maria, on the north-eastern coast of Jamaica, was at this time largely used as a port for fruit steamers loading bananas grown in the parish of St Mary's. See also Y307A/13-14.
Poor condition, faded and water stained.. |
1880–1889 |
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12
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Jamaica Santa Cruz. 215 x 133 mm. A view in the town of Santa Cruz showing a wooden house in the foreground with Jamaicans sitting on the verandah and smaller thatched houses in the background, one of these being the premises of 'P.S. Robertson, Dispensary and trade Depot'. Santa Cruz is situated in the South West of Jamaica in St Elizabeth's Parish. |
1880–1889 |
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13
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Jamaica Port Maria. 219 x 127 mm. A view looking across the bay at Port Maria showing the town and jetties, with hills in the background. See also Y307A/11 and 14.
Poor condition, with water damage and worm holes.. |
1880–1889 |
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14
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Jamaica Port Maria. 216 x 127 mm. A view looking along an unsurfaced street in Port Maria, with Jamaicans standing in the roadway watching the photographer.
Poor condition, with water staining and some fading.. |
1880–1889 |
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15
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Jamaica River Scene. 221 x 158 mm. A view looking along an unidentified river in Jamaica with two children playing in the water and laundry drying on the banks.
Poor condition, with water-staining and fading.. |
1880–1889 |
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16
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Savannah-La-Mer. 211 x 132 mm. A view looking down on the town and bay from the hills, with woodland in the foreground.
Poor condition, with water staining and one worm-hole.. |
1880–1889 |
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17
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Montego Bay. 211 x 132 mm. A view looking down on the town and bay from the hills, with woodland in the foreground.
Poor condition, with water -staining and one worm-hole.. |
1880–1889 |
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18
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Mandeville. 208 x 132 mm. A view showing an open grassy square in Mandeville with a crowd of Jamaicans in the background (event unidentified).
Fair condition, some fading at edges.. |
1880–1889 |
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19
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Falmouth. 188 x 132 mm. A view looking down on a square in Falmouth with verandahed shops and houses at its perimeter and a large central stone pool. |
1880–1889 |
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20
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Falmouth. 217 x 132 mm. A view showing the market square in Falmouth with Jamaicans selling produce in the foreground and shops and taverns behind.
Fair condition, some water-staining and slight fading.. |
1880–1889 |
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21
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Brown's Town. 216 x 133 mm. A view from a neighbouring hill looking across towards Brown's Town, and showing houses built among the palm trees.
Fair condition, some water-staining.. |
1880–1889 |
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22
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Black River. 217 x 135 mm. A view looking along a street in Black River with a bridge in the background. Shops line the road (with 'The Model Grocery' in the foreground) with Jamaicans sitting or standing on the verandahs. The town of Black River is on the south west coast of Jamaica where the Black River reaches the coast. |
1880–1889 |
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23
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Jamaican Ferns. 216 x 134 mm. A view showing various types of ferns and trees in Fern Walk, near Newcastle. See Y3073D/14 for another print of the same photograph. |
1880–1889 |
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24
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Banana field, Morant. 219 x 134 mm. A view looking across a tightly planted field of banana plants in the Morant district of eastern Jamaica. |
1880–1889 |
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25
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Banana field Morant. 218 x 132 mm. A view showing a line of female labourers carrying a bunch of bananas on their heads with piles in the foreground awaiting collection. A rather blurred photograph.
Fair condition, some water-staining.. |
1880–1889 |
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26
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Jamaican coconuts. 218 x 134 mm. A view showing Jamaican plantation workers tending young coconut trees in a field. |
1880–1889 |
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27
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Lucea. 216 x 133 mm. A view looking down on the town and bay of Lucea which lies 25 miles west of Montego Bay. Photograph taken c. 1882 (see Y3073/D39).
Fair condition, but water-staining along one edge of print.. |
1882 |
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28
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Dominica. 148 x 107 mm. A view showing an unidentified street in Dominica (probably in Roseau) lined with tiny huts and cabins. |
1880–1889 |
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29
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Dominica. 196 x 145 mm A view looking along a section of hilly coastline in Dominica. Exact location unidentified.
Poor condition, faded and water stained.. |
1880–1889 |
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30
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Dominica St George Street. 210 x 149 mm. A view looking along St George Street, a cobbled road with a central gutter, with small shacks and houses on either side. The plate is also captioned on the print, but there entitled 'Great George Street'. |
1880–1889 |
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31
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Dominica Orange Plantation. 210 x 162 mm. A view looking along a shady avenue of orange trees, with a Dominican sitting at the foot of one of the trees. |
1880–1889 |
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32
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Linstead Market. 236 x 172 mm. A view looking along an unsurfaced road which runs through the small town of Linstead, with small wooden cabins and houses on either side of the road, and Jamaicans standing in the street watching the photographer. Linstead is situated in the centre of the island north-west of Kingston.
Fair condition, some water-staining in one corner of the print.. |
1880–1889 |
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33
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The Rio Cobre, Spanish Town. 231 x 176 mm. A view looking between trees and thick vegetation towards the river beyond.
Fair condition, slight water-staining and a small tear at corner of print.. |
1880–1889 |
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34
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The Roaring River Falls. 232 x 175 mm. A view showing two Europeans and a Jamaican in the foreground with part of the waterfalls visible among the heavy woods beyond.
Fair condition, but some overall yellowing.. |
1880–1889 |
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35
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Falls of Llandovery. 234 x 174 mm. A view looking up river and showing the series of small cascades, with dense vegetation on either side. See also Y3073D/63. |
1880–1889 |
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36
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Cactus. 212 x 130 mm. A view showing clumps of tall cactus with a man standing beside one plant to give an indication of scale.
Fair condition, some water-staining.. |
1880–1889 |
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37
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Bridge over Roaring River. 217 x 132 mm. A view looking towards the small stone and iron bridge over Roaring River with two Europeans and two Jamaicans posing for the photographer on the road. |
1880–1889 |
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38
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St Vincent Kingstown. 205 x 154 mm. A view looking down onto the town from the hills behind and showing the houses running down to the waterfront and the jetties projecting out into the bay.
Poor condition, considerable overall fading and yellowing.. |
1880–1889 |
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39
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St Vincent Kingstown. 24 x 150 mm. A view looking down on an unidentified street in Kingstown towards the sea. An official ceremony, the exact nature of which is unknown, is taking place: a group of islanders are watching various colonial officials and a guard of sailors at the side entrance of one of the buildings.
Poor condition, with water staining.. |
1880–1889 |
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40
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St Vincent Bellair. 204 x 153 mm. A view showing plantation buildings at Bellair with crops, probably sugar, growing in the background.
Poor condition, some water staining and fading.. |
1880–1889 |
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41
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St Vincent Carib Altar. 200 x 152 mm. A view showing a rock face carved with esoteric designs, beside which lie two bone objects. For a picture of one of the last Carib families in St Vincent and a note on their expulsion from St Vincent, see Y30773B/6.
Fair condition, slight water staining.. |
1880–1889 |
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42
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St Vincent Coloraine River. 200 x 152 mm. A view looking along the shallow, boulder strewn Coloraine River with an iron girder bridge in the background and mountain in the distance.
Fair condition, some fading and yellowing.. |
1880–1889 |
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43
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Antigua St John. 221 x 47 mm. A panoramic view of the city and harbour of St John composed of three joined prints rephotographed. The position of the Cathedral (see Y307A/44) can be seen overlooking the town. See also Hesketh Bell Collection Y3011E/10.
Fair condition, slight chemical staining.. |
1880–1889 |
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44
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Antigua. 225 x 183 mm. A view looking up past residential buildings towards the Cathedral which stands on the hill overlooking the town. A better picture of the Cathedral can be found in the Hesketh Bell Collection Y3011E/21.
Fair condition, some chemical staining and yellowing.. |
1880–1889 |
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45
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Grenada. 280 x 210 mm. A view looking down from the town of St George's showing the centre of the Carenage with Richmond Hill in the distance. Two steamers are moored in the inland harbour. Another print of the photograph occurs in Y30771A/12.
Fair condition, slight water-staining at one corner.. |
1880–1889 |
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46
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St Kitts [print wrongly captioned: the photograph in fact is of St Lucia]. 214 x 174 mm. A view looking out over the neatly laid out town of Castries with the harbour in the background.
Fair condition, slight chemical staining.. |
1880–1889 |
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47
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Grenada Annandale. 275 x 206 mm. A view looking over hilly, wooded ground on the Annandale Estate, the largest in Grenada. Another print of the same photograph occurs in Y30771A/21. |
1880–1889 |
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48
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Grenada. 275 x 207 mm. A view looking across hilly land towards St George's and showing the entrance to the inland harbour. Another print of the same photograph occurs in Y30771A/4.
Poor condition, some fading.. |
1880–1889 |
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49
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Grenada. 272 x 204 mm. A view showing the seaward side of St George's taken from the promontory on which Fort St George stands. Another print of the same photograph occurs in Y30771A/16. |
1880–1889 |
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50
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Grenada Cocoa Plantations. 273 x 207 mm. A view showing the drying-rocks on a cocoa plantation. Another print of the same photograph occurs in Y30771A/27.
Fair condition, small water stain.. |
1880–1889 |
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51
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St Kitts. 226 x 182 mm. A view looking towards the sea and distant mountains with a banana field in the foreground.
Poor condition, a dark print with some chemical staining.. |
1880–1889 |
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52
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St Kitts. 156 x 97 mm. A view looking down on small houses and cabins, with fields under cultivation in the background.
Fair condition, some yellowing patches.. |
1880–1889 |
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53
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St Kitts Fish. 131 x 98 mm. A studio photograph of a striped tropical fish.
Fair condition.. |
1880–1889 |
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54
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St Kitts. 197 x 157 mm. A slightly blurry photograph showing a market scene in St Kitts, with produce laid out on the roadway in the foreground and promenading islanders beyond.
Fair condition, some fading.. |
1880–1889 |
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55
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St Kitts The Soufrière. 172 x 105 mm. A view showing a group of islanders standing on a hillside, with steam rising from the earth in the foreground. Many volcanoes and sulphur-sprints in the West Indies are named La Soufrière, but no mention has been found of one in St Kitts. The picture was possibly taken in St Lucia and captioned in error.
Fair condition, slight fading.. |
1880–1889 |
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56
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St Kitts Pond Estate. 149 x 95 mm. A view showing sugar cane being harvested on a St Kitts Estate.
Fair condition.. |
1880–1889 |
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57
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St Kitts, Brighton Estate. 225 x 177 mm. A view showing the factory buildings and chimney on a sugar plantation at Brighton. In front of the buildings stand teams of horses and bullock wagons loaded with harvested cane. |
1880–1889 |
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58
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St Kitts Market People. 234 x 186 mm. A view showing a group of men, women and children with wicker baskets filled with produce, posing for the photographer. |
1880–1889 |
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59
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Nevis Ruins of the Residence of Lord Nelson and his bride at Montpelier. 225 x 180 mm. A photograph showing three islanders sitting on broken rocks outside the tumbling and overgrown boundary wall of Nelson's house at Montpelier. It was in this house, while Captain of H.M.S. 'Boreas' and charged with upholding the Navigation Acts, which forbade trade with America, that Nelson married Frances Herbert Nisbet on March 11th 1787. |
1880–1889 |
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60
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St Kitts. 225 x 180 mm. A view showing part of the landing jetty and various public buildings on the waterfront at Basse Terre. This block contained the Treasury building, the Administrator's Office, the Custom's House and the Post Office.
Fair condition, some marking.. |
1880–1889 |
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61
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St Kitts Basse Terre. 224 x 185 mm A view looking across the harbour towards the town of Basse Terre with mountains in the distance. |
1880–1889 |
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62
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St Thomas. 224 x 178 mm. A view showing the harbour and town of St Thomas (the town itself is alternatively named Charlotte Amalia), the most westerly of the American Virgin Islands. At the time this photograph was taken (c.1885) the island belonged to Denmark. This photograph is taken from the landing wharf on the other side of the harbour from the town, and shows the three hills known as the fore-top, the main-top and the mizzen-top which rise beyond it. The photograph shows some good examples of sailing and steam ships moored in the harbour. |
1885 |
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63
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Martinique. 399 x 240 mm. A view showing the town and harbour of St Pierre, the chief commercial centre (rather than the capital) of Martinique. The picture shows the curve of the town along the bay and a harbour crowded with sailing ships at anchor (and one steamer flying the French flag, in the background). In the distance the volcanic peak of Mont Pelé looms over the town. Y307A/63-67 have an added interest and importance following the complete destruction of the town in May 1902 (see Y307E for photographs of St Pierre a few days after the eruption). On the shoreline there seems to be evidence of a severe storm, with the hulks of two wrecked boats lying near the beach. |
1880–1889 |
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64
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Martinique. 300 x 241 mm. A view looking north along the cobbled street of La Place Berlin with the partially obscured signal tower, le Sémaphore, at the left of the picture and masts of sailing-ships in the background. Le Sémaphore can also just be seen in the centre of Y307A/63, on the shoreline. With Mont Pelé in the distance. |
1880–1889 |
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65
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Martinique. 240 x 290 mm. A view looking along a shop-lined street (probably la Rue Victor-Hugo in St Pierre) with the blurred figure of Martiniquans, and one European holding an umbrella against the sun and standing still for the photographer. |
1880–1889 |
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66
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Martinique. 220 x 171 mm. A view showing residential houses and a church in St Pierre, with hills in the background. |
1880–1889 |
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67
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Market Place, Point-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe [wrongly captioned Martinique]. 299 x 228 mm A view of a busy market scene in Point-à-Pitre. A finely detailed photograph showing women seated by baskets of vegetables and fruits in a tree-lined square with a decorative fountain in the middle. |
1880–1889 |
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68
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Martinique Market woman [probably, in fact, Guadeloupe]. 241 x 297 mm. A studio portrait against a painted backdrop of jungle trees showing a market woman posed with her foot on a wicker basket and wearing a straw hat. |
1880–1889 |
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69
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Martinique Female Type. A head and shoulders portrait of a Martiniquan woman wearing the traditional 'doullette' and 'madras'. 129 x 170 mm oval print. The image was used as the frontispiece to Lafcadio Hearn's 'Two years in the French West Indies' (1902). |
1880–1889 |
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70
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Waterfront at Point-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe [wrongly captioned Martinique]. 297 x 237 mm. A view showing the waterfront moorings at Point-à-Pitre with the town and open harbour beyond. |
1880–1889 |
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71
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Demarara Georgetown. 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.
Creator: Siza, Julio Augusto, fl 1880-1896, photographer. |
1880–1889 |
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72
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Demarara Victoria Lilies. 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.
Creator: Siza, Julio Augusto, fl 1880-1896, photographer. |
1880–1889 |
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73
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Demarara Georgetown Market Square. 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.
Creator: Siza, Julio Augusto, fl 1880-1896, photographer. |
1880–1889 |
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74
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Demerara High Street Georgetown. 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). |
1880–1889 |
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75
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Demerara Town Hall, Georgetown. 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.
Creator: Siza, Julio Augusto, fl 1880-1896, photographer. |
1880–1889 |
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76
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Demerara Town Hall Georgetown. 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.
Fair condition, slight spotting.. |
1880–1889 |
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77
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Demerara Upper Water Street, Georgetown. 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. |
1880–1889 |
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78
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Demerara Water Street from Market Tower. 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.
Fair condition, slight yellowing and staining.. |
1880–1889 |
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79
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Demerara The Gardens. 237 x 192 mm. A view looking along a tree-shaded path in the Botanical Gardens at Vlissengen in the east of Georgetown. |
1880–1889 |
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80
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Demerara Gold Prospecting, Chinese Creek. 243 x 193 mm. A view showing prospectors at work panning for alluvial gold beside a river. Unsigned photograph.
Creator: Siza, Julio Augusto, fl 1880-1896, photographer. |
1880–1889 |
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81
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Demerara Indian Village. 242 x 191 mm. A view showing an Indian settlement on the Masuruni River. The photograph shows a group of Indians and one European posed in front of thatched in a clearing in the forest. Photograph unsigned but probably by Julio Siza. |
1880–1889 |
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82
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Demerara Field and Rusk's Camp, Chinese Creek. 243 x 193 mm. A view showing a gold prospectors' camp in a forest clearing with European and native workers grouped for the photographer in front of tents slung over branches between the trees. One man at the rear of the group displays a Union Jack. Unsigned, but probably by Julio Siza. |
1880–1889 |
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83
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Demerara Orinoco Indian's Grave. 171 x 235 mm. A view showing an Indian grave in a forest clearing. The corpse has been wrapped in palm leaves and tied onto a crude wooden trestle. The wrapped corpses of three more Indians can be seen in the background. |
1880–1889 |
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84
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Demerara Orinoco Indians. 99 x 150 mm. A view showing three Indians (two women and a man) standing in a line while being photographed. A white sheet has been hung up behind them as a backcloth.
Fair condition, some dirt marks.. |
1880–1889 |
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85
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Demerara Orinoco Indian. 107 x 150 mm. A studio portrait, with painted backdrop, showing an Indian youth sitting on a rough stone seat. Beside him two stuffed parrots sit on a perch.
Fair condition, slight fading.. |
1880–1889 |
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86
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Demerara Orinoco Indian Chief. 97 x 137 mm. A full length portrait showing a chief in ceremonial robes and carrying a shield and spear.
Poor condition, fading and dirty.. |
1880–1889 |
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