Browsing by Author "Rice, Ben"

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    Archbishops House, Port of Spain, Trinidad
    (The Bonanza, Smith Bros and Co., Trinidad, 2010-04-01T14:26:13Z) Rice, Ben
    Constructed in 1904, this historic building is one of the 'Magnificent Seven' located around the Queen's Park Savannah, Port of Spain, Trinidad. It serves as the residence of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Diocese.
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    Bocas, Trinidad
    (Bonanza Smith Bros. and Co., [Trinidad and Tobago], 2011-03-15) Rice, Ben
    This postcard shows the Bocas del Dragon (Dragon's Mouth) at daytime. The Bocas Islands which lie between Trinidad and Venezuela, in the Dragon's Mouth, consists of four islands: Gaspar Grande, Chacachacare, Huevos and Monos.
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    Botanical Gardens - Band Stand, Port of Spain, Trinidad
    (2010-04-30T13:08:55Z) Rice, Ben
    In the late 1820s, Governor of Trinidad Sir Ralph Woodford, established the Botanic Gardens and he contracted the botanist David Lockhart to design the gardens.
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    Botanical Gardens - Band Stand, Port of Spain, Trinidad
    (2010-04-30T11:58:16Z) Rice, Ben
    In the late 1820s, the Governor of Trinidad, Sir Ralph Woodford, established the Botanic Gardens and he contracted the botanist David Lockhart to design the gardens. Many of the trees in the Gardens were brought from the Far East.
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    Brighton Pier, La Brea, Trinidad, B.W.I.
    (The Bonanza, Smith Bros and Co., Trinidad, 2010-02-11T17:53:57Z) Rice, Ben
    Photo of the Brighton Pier at La Brea in Trinidad. Aerial tramways, shown in the photo, load ships docked by the pier with pitch. An advertisement by "Bonanza, Smith Bros and Co." is also visible on the card. Postcard numbered 4891.
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    Brighton Pier, La Brea, Trinidad, B.W.I.
    (The Bonanza, Smith Bros and Co., Trinidad, 2010-02-11T17:50:30Z) Rice, Ben
    Photo of the Brighton Pier in La Brea, Trinidad. Ships are docked by the pier, waiting to be loaded with pitch carried by an aerial tramway shown in the photo.
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    Colonial Hospital, Port of Spain, Trinidad
    (The Bonanza, Smith Bros and Co., Trinidad, 2009-07-30T12:11:56Z) Rice, Ben
    Photo of the Colonial Hospital located in Port of Spain, Trinidad. It provides a side view of the building and the trees and flowers that are located on the grounds.
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    Colonial Hospital, Port of Spain, Trinidad
    (The Bonanza, Smith Bros and Co., Trinidad, 2009-07-30T12:11:45Z) Rice, Ben
    Photo of the colonial hospital located in Port of Spain, Trinidad. It provides a side view of the building and the trees and flowers that are located on the grounds.
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    Coolie Town, St.James, Trinidad
    (2010-04-30T12:06:53Z) Rice, Ben
    Former indentured labourers, buy and selling on the street in St. James.
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    A corner of the Queen's Park [Savannah], Port of Spain, Trinidad
    (The Bonanza, Smith Bros and Co., Trinidad, 2010-05-19T13:39:38Z) Rice, Ben
    The St. Clair cable car makes its away around the Queen's Park Savannah. The cable cars were abolished in 1950.
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    Frederick Street North, Port of Spain, Trinidad
    (2010-04-23T14:16:20Z) Rice, Ben
    A view of tree lined Upper Frederick Street which leads to the Queen's Park Savannah.
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    Frederick Street North, Port of Spain, Trinidad
    (2010-04-23T14:16:43Z) Rice, Ben
    A view of tree lined Upper Frederick Street which leads to the Queen's Park Savannah.
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    Frederick Street, Looking South, Port of Spain, Trinidad
    (2010-04-23T14:13:01Z) Rice, Ben
    A view of a tree lined Frederick Street.
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    Government House, Port of Spain, Trinidad
    (The Bonanza, Smith Bros and Co., Port of Spain, Trinidad, 2009-05-12T14:21:35Z) Rice, Ben
    A picture of the Government House as seen from the Queen's Park Savannah. Here we see the main building with the garden in front and the St. Ann's hills in the back.
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    Maraval Water Works, Trinidad
    (Bonanza, Smith Bros and Co.,[Trinidad and Tobago], 2011-03-10) Rice, Ben
    The postcard shows the Maraval Reservoir which was first established in 1850s to provide pipe bourne water to Port of Spain and its environs by order of the then Governor, Lord Harris.
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    Marine Residence, Gasparillo Island, Trinidad
    (Bonanza Smith Bros. and Co.,[Trinidad and Tobago], 2011-03-15) Rice, Ben
    This postcard shows some vacation houses on the hills of Gasparillo Island also called Little Gasparee or Centipede Island - one of the Minor Bocas Islands off the north western coast of Trinidad.
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    Marine Residence, Gasparillo Island, Trinidad
    (Bonanza Smith Bros. and Co.,[Trinidad and Tobago], 2011-03-15) Rice, Ben
    This postcard shows some vacation houses on the hills of one of the Minor Bocas Islands off the north western coast of Trinidad, Gasparillo Island (Little Gasparee or Centipede Island).
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    Marine Square, Port of Spain, Trinidad
    (2010-04-23T13:34:02Z) Rice, Ben
    A view of Marine Square, located in downtown Port of Spain, which was renamed Independence Square in 1962.
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    Picturesque Trinidad
    (2010-05-19T13:02:30Z) Rice, Ben
    A view of some of the houses around the Queen's Park Savannah in Port of Spain. The prominent trees on the left are palms and on the right the Saman tree with its wide canopy. Two men stand in the distance on the pitch walk of the Queen's Park Savannah.
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    Picturesque Trinidad
    (2009-05-13T16:48:34Z) Rice, Ben
    A front view of the Governor's Residence from across the garden where a variety of tropical flora grow and in the back of the main building is the St. Ann's hills.