Browsing by Author "Tucker"

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    Bamboos, Trinidad
    (Davidson and Todd Ltd., Trinidad, 2010-05-20T12:46:50Z) Tucker
    A dense clump of bamboo.
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    Banana, Trinidad
    (Davidson and Todd, Port of Spain, Trinidad, 2009-04-15T11:49:59Z) Tucker
    A picture of a banana "tree" standing alone in a field of sugarcane.
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    Barclays Bank, Port of Spain
    (Davidson and Todd, Ltd., Trinidad, 2009-07-30T12:08:36Z) Tucker
    Photo depicting the exterior view (front and side) of the bank with windows and spaces in arched shape design. There is a bicycle parked outside the building.
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    Blue Basin, Trinidad
    (Davidson and Todd, [Trinidad and Tobago], 2011-03-01) Tucker
    The postcard shows the magnificent Blue Basin Waterfall located in Diego Martin, a town in northwest Trinidad.
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    Dancing cocoa, Trinidad
    (Davidson and Todd, Ltd., 2010-02-10T18:09:54Z) Tucker
    A picture of a group of labourers walking on a large pile of cocoa beans while others turn them over with spades on a cocoa house so that the beans would dry evenly in the sun.
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    Dancing cocoa, Trinidad
    (Davidson and Todd, Ltd., 2010-02-10T18:11:34Z) Tucker
    A picture of a group of labourers walking on a large pile of cocoa beans while others turn them over with spades on a cocoa house so that the beans would dry evenly in the sun.
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    Fire Brigade Station, Port of Spain
    (Davidson and Todd Ltd., Trinidad, 2010-06-17T17:58:40Z) Tucker
    With its distinctive tower, the fire station depicted in the postcard was erected at a cost of £4,000 in 1895-6, in the aftermath of the 1895 fire that destroyed much of downtown Port of Spain. The building became the headquarters of the Trinidad and Tobago Fire Service when that entity was established in 1951. Today this building has been refurbished and forms part of the National Library Building complex located at the corner of Hart and Abercromby Streets in Port of Spain.
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    Government Buildings, Trinidad
    (Davidson and Todd Ltd., Trinidad, 2010-04-19T14:03:35Z) Tucker
    Exterior view of the government building, the Red House, seat of Parliament in Trinidad and Tobago. A man is standing near the centre foreground of the picture.
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    Government House, Trinidad
    (Davidson and Todd, Ltd., Trinidad, 2009-05-12T14:24:49Z) Tucker
    A front and side view of the Government House and outside in the garden, the grounds keeper is tending to the lawn.
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    Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture, Trinidad
    (Davidson and Todd Ltd., Trinidad, 2010-04-28T12:06:40Z) Tucker
    Exterior view of the building housing the Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture. It is located in St. Augustine, Trinidad and was used to provide training in Tropical Agriculture for West Indian and British Commonwealth students.
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    Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture, Trinidad
    (Davidson and Todd Ltd., Trinidad, 2010-04-28T12:12:43Z) Tucker
    Exterior view of the building housing the Imperial College of Tropical Agriculture. It is located in St. Augustine, Trinidad and was used to provide training in Tropical Agriculture for West Indian and British Commonwealth students.
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    Loading Pitch, Trinidad
    (Davidson and Todd Ltd., Trinidad, 2010-01-18T13:39:08Z) Tucker
    Photo shows a close up of blue collar workers loading pitch onto trams and carts for transportation by railroad.
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    Maraval Reservoir, Trinidad
    (Davidson and Todd, [Trinidad and Tobago], 2011-03-10) Tucker
    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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    Picking Cocoa, Trinidad
    (Davidson and Todd, Ltd., 2010-02-10T17:55:51Z) Tucker
    A picture of two women holding a basket full of cocoa pods while a man in the back is picking the pods with a long rod.
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    Picking Cocoa, Trinidad
    (Davidson and Todd, Ltd., 2010-02-10T17:57:17Z) Tucker
    A picture of two women holding a basket full of cocoa pods while a man in the back is picking the pods with a long rod.
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    The Savannah, Trinidad
    (Davidson and Todd, Ltd., Trinidad, 2009-07-13T17:09:30Z) Tucker
    A woman walking across wide expanse of the Queen's Park Savannah which is littered with a variety of tall trees.
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    Victoria Institute, Trinidad
    (Davidson and Todd Ltd., Trinidad, 2010-07-06T14:38:40Z) Tucker
    The postcard shows the Victoria Institute which built to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen’s Victoria’s reign. Fire gutted the building in 1920s and it was rebuilt in 1923, but renamed the National Museum and Art Gallery in 1965. The original building was designed by Daniel Mienerts Hahn, a German who worked in the Dept of Public Works.
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    War memorial, Trinidad
    (Davidson and Todd Ltd., Trinidad, 2010-02-22T14:55:56Z) Tucker
    This photograph of the entire monument at War Memorial Park, Port of Spain, was taken at close range to the monument. The words inscribed on the monument, “In honour of all who served. In memory of those who fell”, are almost readable. The stairs look clean and angular. Statues of armed soldiers, near the centre of the monument and the angel-like statue at the top are clearly visible. The monument, which is surrounded by palms, was placed here in honour of Trinidad and Tobago nationals who served and died in World Wars from 1914-1918 and 1939-1945. Two women and a child are visiting the monument.
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    Zebu cattle, Trinidad
    (2009-11-17T13:05:46Z) Tucker
    A herd of Zebu cattle.