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Item Anglican Cathedral(Muir, Marshall and Co., Trinidad, 2010-05-26T13:37:39Z)Image depicts a view of the Trinity Cathedral, located in the capital city of Port of Spain, on the island of Trinidad in the twin-island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. This view of the cathedral is from upper Chacon Street looking northward.Item Botanic Gardens(2009-07-02T13:35:38Z)Colour: Black and White; Style: Portrait; Other: Bordered, UndividedItem Cocoa Drying Houses, Trinidad(2009-08-04T18:57:00Z)A picture of labourers tending to the cocoa beans on cocoa houses which are platforms with roofs that slide to cover the drying beans should it rain. Affixed to the back of the postcard is a Trinidad and Tobago 1 penny stamp.Item Cocoanut [sic] Estate, Mayaro, Trinidad(Muir, Marshall and Co., Trinidad, 2009-08-10T13:41:45Z)Vintage picture of a group of people standing outside a hut on the beach of a Mayaro Estate lined for miles with coconut trees. The women are wearing long dresses and hats. Affixed to the back of the postcard is a Trinidad and Tobago 1 penny stamp.Item Craig Island, Near Trinidad(2011-03-14)Craig Island is one of “The Five Islands” group of six small islands lying west of Port of Spain in the Gulf of Paria. Craig Island is now joined to Caledonia Island by a small manmade causeway. On the back of the postcard advertises "Trinidad Cheroots" cigars for a 1905 Colonial and Indian Exhibition.Item Entrance to Mt. Hope Cemetery(The Rochester News Company, 2009-03-17T15:19:36Z)Established in 1838, the Mt. Hope Cemetery sit on 197 acres of high hill and deep valleys. The postcard is addressed to Mrs. A.H. Wilson, Bernardston, Massachusetts. Affixed to the postcard is a US 1 cent stamp, postmarked November 8th, 1905.Item Government House - Trinidad(2009-05-11T13:14:56Z)A picture of the garden of the Government House with the main building and the St. Ann's hills in the background. The postcard is addressed to Miss Crane, Worthing, Sussex. Affixed to the postcard is a 1 penny stamp, postmarked July 19, 1905. The back or the postcard notes "West Indian View Postcard". Series VI.Item Government House - Trinidad(2009-05-11T13:11:24Z)The photography shows the garden of the Government House. In the background, the main building and the St. Ann's hills can be seen. Affixed to the postcard is a British Guiana 1 cent stamp, postmarked December 20, 1905. Printed on the postcard are the words "West Indian View Postcard". Series VI.Item Government House, Trinidad(Algernon E. Aspinall, 2009-06-02T12:14:28Z)A front view of the main building of Government House with a variety of tropical plants of the Botanical Gardens and in the background is the St. Ann's hills. The postcard is addressed to Miss E. Kirton, Wolverton, England. The postcard is dated October 30th, 1905.Item Just a line from Trinidad(Unknown, 2011-03-10)The postcard bears a line drawing of a woman with a fishing rod. The postcard is addressed to Miss Ruth May of Missouri, United States of America and affixed is a one cent postage stamp.Item Plaza, Port of Spain, Trinidad(Detroit Photographic Co., 2010-04-01T14:13:46Z)The postcards shows a horse drawn carriage on the northern side of Marine Square, now called Independence Square, Port of Spain. The postcard is addressed to Frank D.Williams of Boston, Massachusetts and postmarked February 1905. Affixed is a United States one cent postage stamp.Item The Trinidad Court Crystal Palace Colonial Exhibition(Alernon E. Aspinall, London, 2011-03-10)The postcard shows an exhibtion of different products manufactured in Trinidad and Tobago.Item Trinidad, Port of Spain, Palm Trees, Governors Gardens(2010-06-01T17:48:32Z)The postcard shows a pathway with a variety of palms on either side of the walk located in the Governor's Gardens (also known as the Botanical Gardens) in Trinidad. This postcard addressed to Miss York of Scotland, is postmarked 27 September 1905 and has a one penny Trinidad postage stamp affixed.Item Trinidad. Drying Cocoa(2010-02-10T18:05:14Z)A picture of a group of workers beginning the process of spreading the cocoa beans on a cocoa house and on the side of the cocoa house donkeys with baskets full of cocoa pods strapped to their backs.Item Untitled(Stephens and Scott Ltd., Trinidad, 2008-12-05T18:25:05Z)This is a photograph of a racially mixed woman, perhaps she is of East Indian and African origin. She is wearing a jupe-chemise suit with a foulard(scarf) over her shoulders. She is also wearing a beaded headdress with one point which indicates that she is single. Her outfit is accessorized with beaded necklaces, bracelets and earrings. The postcard includes a note dated 3/6/05: "This is a type of coolie here of which there are any number all have jewels in them. John"Item [Yacht "Palestine" Port of Spain, Trinidad, West Indies](Unknown, 2011-03-03)The postcard shows the yacht "Palestine" anchored in the Port of Spain Harbour. This used postcard is addressed to Miss Alberta Askew of Austin, Texas and is postmarked February 24th, 1905.