| Title |
Greg album of photographs of Jamaica and Dominica, 1880s-1897 |
| Reference |
GBR/0115/Y307H |
| Creator |
Greg, John Tylston, fl 1894-1897 |
| Covering Dates |
1880–1897 |
| Extent and Medium |
75 prints in 1 album; The album is very fragile, the covers having come apart, and the photographs range from fair to poor, with some fading and yellowing. |
| Repository |
Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library |
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| Content and context |
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The Greg family in Dominica
John Greg (1716-1795) went to the West Indies in 1765 and became the first Government Commissioner for the sale of land. He owned two estates in Dominica, the Hertford and the Hillsborough (the latter originally named the Layou from its situation on the bank of the Layou River). The Hertford Estate was later sold. The estate remained in the family and in 1894 Robert Philips Greg sold all his estate interests to his nephew John Tylston Greg, who decided to supervise these concerns personally and remained in Dominica until 1928, when he sold Hillsborough and returned to England.
An album containing prints with handwritten captions, breaking down into geographical locations:
1-18, 21, 34: general views in Jamaica, in good condition, mainly measuring approximately 215 x 135 mm, commercial work. The first prints show scenes at the Jamaica Exhibition of 1891 and the other photographs may have been purchased at this time: they were certainly taken, however, in the 1880s, since several are duplicates of material in Y307A, an album compiled in that decade. Photographer unknown (although possibly Duperly and Sons).
19-20, 22-33, 33-75: views in Dominica, mainly of the Hillsborough Estate, in varying condition, the majority amateur snapshots probably taken by John Tylston Greg and measuring approximately 100 x 75 mm. All the photographs are dated between 1896 and 1897, the great majority being taken in May 1896.
From the intermingling of the two distinct sections of the album it appears likely that J.T. Greg took over a partially used album of a relative. The Jamaica prints are captioned in a different hand to the Dominica material.
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Access and Use
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Please cite as Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library, Greg album of photographs of Jamaica and Dominica, 1880s-1897, Y307H |
| Further information |
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A detailed family history, together with further sources and some analysis of the Greg papers, can be found in: Simpson, D (ed.) (1964), 'The Greg Estate Documents', The Royal Commonwealth Society, Library Notes, New Series no. 90, p.1-3.
The album forms part of the Greg Collection of documents relating to the family's estates in Dominica which are held at RCMS 266.
Indexed
This description was entered by MJC.
This collection is available on microfiche: South America/Caribbean, fiche number 6-7.
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| Index Terms |
| Greater Antilles |
| Jamaica |
| Lesser Antilles |
| North and Central America |
| West Indies |
| Windward Islands |
| Greg, John Tylston (fl 1894-1897) |
| RCS/Y307H contains: |
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1
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Exhibition Buildings, Jamaica 1891. 193x128mm. General view of the exhibition buildings in Kingston, photographed from the open space in front. The buildings consist of a long two storey range with towers at either end and a central dome flanked by towers on each side of the main entrance. The exhibition was opened by the Prince of Wales, then commanding H.M.S. Thrush on the North America and West Indies Station, on 27 January 1891. Nearly 303,000 persons were recorded as having visited the exhibition before it closed on 2 May 1891.
Poorish condition, overall fading.. |
1891 |
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2
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Flower show under dome of Exhibition, Jamaica 1891. 217x139mm. View looking along an avenue towards the flower display beneath the central dome at the rear of the building. |
1891 |
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3
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Back view of Kingston Harbour. 220x133mm. View looking over the rooftops of Kingston towards the harbour. The street running south towards the harbour, with the London Hotel in the foreground, is unidentified (?possibly East Street). |
1880–1889 |
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4
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Kingston, Jamaica. 215x132mm. View from the top of the Victoria Market looking north along King Street towards the Victoria Gardens. The tower and spire of the Parish Church can be seen in the distance. A line of horse-drawn trams can be seen in the middle ground.
Fair condition, slight overall fading.. |
1880–1889 |
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5
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Victoria Market hagglers, Kingston. 214x132mm. View looking down on market traders crowded with their horses, carts and produce into the open section of the Victoria Market. Duplicate at Y307A/10. |
1880–1889 |
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6
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Banana fields, Morant, Jamaica. 216x133mm. Duplicate of Y307A/24, looking across a large banana plantation in the Morant District of eastern Jamaica. |
1880–1889 |
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7
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Banana women, Morant. 218x133mm. View showing a line of female labourers in a plantation with loads of bananas piled on their heads. A group of male field workers and an overseer stand beside further bunches awaiting collection in the foreground. Duplicate of Y307A/25. |
1880–1889 |
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8
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Cocoanut Walk. 218x133mm. View showing labourers in a coconut plantation. Duplicate of Y307A/26. |
1880–1889 |
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9
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Roaring River, Jamaica. 216x133mm. View of the Roaring River Falls at Ocho Rios, St Ann's. |
1880–1889 |
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10
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Botanical Gardens?. 218x140mm. View from a slope looking down on a garden laid out with palms and other trees and with a landscaped path at the left. Location unidentified. |
1880–1889 |
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11
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West India Regiment on parade. 220x138mm. View showing soldiers of the West India Regiment, in their characteristic zouave uniform, on parade, probably at Kingston. The European officers stand in front of the main body of troops, with the band at the left. |
1880–1889 |
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12
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Port Maria. 219x135mm. View from the hillside behind looking down onto Port Maria and the bay beyond. Situated on the north-eastern coast of Jamaica, Port Maria was largely used as a port for fruit steamers loading bananas grown in the parish of St Mary's. Duplicate of Y307A/11. |
1880–1889 |
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13
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Roaring River Falls, St Ann's. 211x133mm. Showing two Europeans and a Jamaican with a machete standing in thick forest on the bank of the Roaring River, with the falls in the background. Duplicate of Y307A/34. |
1880–1889 |
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14
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S. River Fall, St Eliza. 213x136mm. View of a waterfall on the South River (unlocated) in St Elizabeth's Parish.
Fairish condition, some fading and portion of emulsion lifting.. |
1880–1889 |
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15
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Bog Walk, Spanish Town. 219x133mm. View looking along the wooded gorge of the Rio Cobre, with the road running alongside. Bog Walk is near Spanish Town, the name being a corruption of boca de agua (water's mouth).
Fair condition, a few small tears in emulsion.. |
1880–1889 |
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16
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Prison and Poor House, Falmouth. 222x133mm. View looking down on the buildings on a spit of land beside the sea and joined to the mainland by a raised road running along a stretch of water. |
1880–1889 |
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17
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Road to St Anne's Bay from Ocho Rios. 215x141mm. Unsurfaced road running through thick forest with four Jamaicans standing in the foreground. |
1880–1889 |
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18
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Bog Walk, Sp. Town. 217x133mm. View looking along the gorge at Bog Walk in the opposite direction to Y307H/15. |
1880–1889 |
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19
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Hillboro' household. 153x106mm. Group portrait of domestic servants.
Poor condition, overall fading.. |
1896–1897 |
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20
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Bullock carts. 152x96mm. Showing two labourers and the driver posed with a bullock cart on the Hillsborough Estate.
Poor condition, overall fading.. |
1896–1897 |
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21
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Newcastle, Jamaica. 220x133mm. View looking down the hillside towards the military barracks at Newcastle.
Fair condition, emulsion lifting off in isolated patches.. |
1880–1889 |
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22
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Hillsboro' Works, May 1896. 100x77mm. View from the neighbouring hillside looking down onto the estate factory.
Fair condition, slight chemical staining.. |
1896 |
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23
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Mr Maclntyre's house, front view, May 1896. 97x75mm. General view of the house, a large bungalow with a double hipped roof. Mr Maclntyre was presumably a fellow estate owner.
Good condition, but slightly blurred.. |
1896 |
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24
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New River Wall, May 1896, pile driving. 77x101mm. Showing a group of labourers working a pile driver in the construction work on a new river wall along the Layou River.
Good condition, but slightly blurred.. |
1896 |
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25
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Overseer's house, May 1896, Hillsboro' Estate. 75x100mm. View looking across a yard towards the overseer's house, a small shingle bungalow with tiled roof. |
1896 |
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26
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Clearing away river debris, New Wall Works, May/Aug. 1896. 99x76mm. Showing two labourers standing beside debris on the bank of the Layou River. |
1896 |
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27
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Clearing away river debris, New Wall Works, May/Aug. 1896. 102x78mm. |
1896 |
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28
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The cocoanut plant, May 1896, Hillsboro. 76x101mm View of a coconut seedling. |
1896 |
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29
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Palm tree, May 1896, Botanical Station, Roseau. 76x102mm. Showing a palm and other plants growing in a bed beside a path in the Botanical Gardens. |
1896–1897 |
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30
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Hillsboro' Estate, May 1896, cattle going to river down Hillsboro' road. 102x74mm. View looking along the road, with cattle in the distance. |
1896 |
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31
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Maclntyre's yard, Roseau, May 1896. 101x76mm. An indistinct view looking across a yard towards a white timber house.
Good condition, but under-exposed.. |
1896 |
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32
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River Layou mouth, cane pieces, May 1896, Hillsboro' Estate, Dominica. 102x74mm. View from a hillside looking out over parcels of land planted out with sugar, towards the mouth of the River Layou. |
1896 |
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33
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View from house, Hillsboro' Estate. 100x76mm. View looking across towards the opposite hillside, planted with cane to about half its height with scrubland above. |
1896–1897 |
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34
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Brown's Town, St Ann's Jamaica. 215x132mm. View from the neighbouring hills looking down on Brown's Town, situated amongst wooded hills ten miles west-south-west of St Ann's Bay.
Fair condition, some lifting of emulsion.. |
1880–1889 |
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35
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Mr John Tylston Greg's house, Hillsboro' Estate, Dominica, B.W.I., May 1986, front entrance. 102x75mm. View looking up the flight of stone steps towards the front entrance of Greg's house.
Fair condition, fading along top edge.. |
1896 |
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36
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Mr John Tylston Greg's house... back view. 101x75mm. View looking across the yard towards the rear of the house, a shingle boarded bungalow with tiled roof. |
1896–1897 |
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37
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Botanical Garden, Roseau, May 1896. 77x101mm. General view looking across planted land towards a hillside.
Fair condition, but somewhat blurred.. |
1896 |
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38
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The New Wall Works, Hillsboro', May 1896, Engineer Fadelle. 77xl01mm. Showing Fadelle standing on top of the newly constructed wall.
Fair condition, slightly blurred.. |
1896 |
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39
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River Layou mouth. 75x77mm.
Poorish condition, overall fading.. |
1896–1897 |
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40
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Maclntyre's back yard, Roseau, May 1896. 76x77mm.
Fair condition, but under-exposed.. |
1896 |
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41
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Building near Hillsborough Estate Factory. 72x78mm. View of a dilapidated building situated next to the main factory and also visible in Y307H/22. This barn-like construction has stone walls with a central doorway flanked by two further arched entrances and a pitched and tiled roof. Precise function unknown, but possibly the packing shed seen in Y307H/56.
Poorish condition, yellowing and fading.. |
1896–1897 |
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42
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Layou River looking east, Hillsboro', May 1896. 76x90mm.
Fair condition.. |
1896 |
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43
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New Wall Works excavation, Hillsboro' Estate, May 1896. 77x89mm.
Good condition, slightly blurred.. |
1896 |
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44
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Clarke Hall Estate, above Hillsboro', Dominica, May 1896. l02x76mm. View looking across a valley planted out with (?)coffee towards the opposite hillside. |
1896 |
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45
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Clarke Hall Estate, above Hillsboro', Dominica, May 1896. 101x73mm. Similar view to Y307H, but with a small group of houses on a spur below. |
1896 |
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46
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R.M.S. 'Tyne', Roseau Roadstead, May 1896. 75x10lmm. View from the shore looking towards the moored mail steamer. |
1896 |
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47
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Main Street, Roseau, May 1896. 76 x 101 mm. View looking along the cobbled street.
Fair condition.. |
1896 |
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48
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Maclntyre (?), Roseau, May 1896. 101x77mm. Portrait of two men, the one wearing a tam o'shanter presumably being Maclntyre, standing outside a timber-framed bungalow.
Good condition, but under-exposed.. |
1896 |
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49
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Court House, Roseau, May 1896. 102x76mm. General view of the Court House, a plain two storey range with projecting wings, rusticated quoins and a tiled roof.
Fair condition, but with fading in highlights.. |
1896 |
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50
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Hillsboro Works, cement cart, May 1896. 101x75mm. Side-on view of a bullock cart loaded with barrels of cement. |
1896 |
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51
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View fr. Hillsboro' House, Hilsboro' Estate, May 1896. 102x76mm. View looking across wooded hills.
Fair condition, slight fading.. |
1896 |
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52
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Liberian coffee, Hilisboro' Estate, May 1896. 101x76mm. Showing young coffee trees. |
1896 |
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53
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Tobacco plant, Hillsboro' Estate, May 1896. 76x101mm. Showing flowering tobacco plants. |
1896 |
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54
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Layou River, Hillsboro' Estate , May 1896. 98x73mm. General view looking along the river, with steep wooded hills on the further side. |
1896 |
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55
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Cane pieces, Hillsboro' Estate, May 1896. 101x73mm. View looking towards land planted out with cane at the mouth of the Layou River. |
1896 |
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56
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Packing limes, Hillsboro' Estate, May 1896. l00x76mm. Showing women at work in an open-sided shed, possibly the building seen in Y307H/41. |
1896 |
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57
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Mr Greg's 2 yr. thoroughbred, Hillsboro' Estate, May 1896. 101x76mm. View of the horse in its pen.
Fair condition, slight fading.. |
1896 |
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58
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Bird's eye view of works from the east, showing damage by river. 154xl08mm. View from a hillside looking down on the estate factory buildings on the bank of the River Layou. A dotted line drawn on the print indicates erosion by the river: this is presumably the site of the new river wall seen under construction in earlier prints in the album.
Poor condition, overall yellowing and fading.. |
1896–1897 |
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59
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Only connection between Scott's Head & Island. 101x77mm. View looking down onto the narrow connecting strip of land.
Very poor condition, overall fading.. |
1896–1897 |
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60
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Bath Estate Works, River Roseau. 102x73mm. A blurred and indistinct view conveying almost nothing of the Bath Estate.
Fair condition, some fading.. |
1896–1897 |
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61
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How I broke my camera! Hillsboro' employees. 152x97mm. Group portrait of female domestic servants.
Poor condition, overall fading and yellowing.. |
1896–1897 |
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62
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Uncaptioned view. 101x76mm. View looking along a small stream running through dense woodland, with a figure posed in the background. |
1896–1897 |
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63
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Roseau. 102x77mm. View of a palm tree, probably in the Botanical Gardens at Roseau.
Fair condition, some fading.. |
1896–1897 |
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64
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F.C. Shillingford, Hillsboro' Manager 1876 to 1896. 149x102mm. Full length portrait of Shillingford posed beside his horse.
Poor condition, overall fading and yellowing.. |
1896 |
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65
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Roseau. 76x98mm. Showing an unidentified woman with an umbrella walking along a path, probably in the Botanical Gardens in Roseau.
Fair condition, slight fading.. |
1896–1897 |
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66
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Hillsboro' Works from house. 155x108mm. View looking down onto the estate factory with the Layou River beyond.
Poorish condition, overall yellowing and fading.. |
1896–1897 |
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67
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Maclntyre's front door, Roseau. 100x76mm. View looking towards the verandah and louvred doors of Maclntyre's bungalow. |
1896–1897 |
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68
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Dominican defences, Roseau, Fort Young. 102x76mm. Showing an unidentified European standing beside an artillery piece on the ramparts of Fort Young. |
1896–1897 |
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69
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J. Tylston Greg Esg, Hillsboro', 1897. 153x98mm. Portrait of Greg seated on his horse.
Poor condition, overall yellowing and fading.. |
1897 |
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70
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His butler, 'Jeames'. 77x108mm. Full length portrait of a Dominican man, wearing a white jacket and holding a plate.
Poor condition, overall fading and yellowing.. |
1896–1897 |
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71
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Erecting new 400 gall. rum still, Hillsboro', Feb. 1897. 156x98mm. Showing workers posed beside the partially completed still.
Poor condition, overall fading and yellowing.. |
1897 |
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72
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View from Layou Park. Mt. Diableton 5370 ft. Dominica 1897. 200x144mm. View looking across densely wooded land towards distant mountains. |
1897 |
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73
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Upper reaches of the Layou, Dominica, 1897. 148x201mm. View looking along a heavily wooded gorge of the Layou River.
Fair condition, some brown staining.. |
1897 |
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74
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Upper or eastern end of Hillsboro' Estate, Dominica, 1897. 204x145mm. View looking across steeply hilled, heavily wooded land. |
1897 |
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75
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Clark Hall Estate, next estate east of Hillsboro', Dominica, 1897. 199x145mm. View looking along the Layou River towards the factory buildings of the C1ark Hall Estate. |
1897 |
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