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Item 10. Port of Spain (Trinidad). – Sun-Set(2010-05-10T12:51:25Z)This is a photograph of a sunset at Port of Spain, Trinidad. Two schooners are anchored in port and the sun looks like a tiny white circle next to the ship on the horizon.Item 10. Trinidad, B.W.I.(2010-05-27T13:29:47Z)The postcard shows a pathway among the varieties of trees in the Botanical Gardens in Trinidad.Item Item 16. Trinidad, B.W.I.(2009-04-27T12:42:07Z)An automobile driving along a coastal road with thick foliage on one side and the ocean on the other and far in the distance are the rolling mountains.Item 20. Trinidad B.W.I.(2009-06-03T14:45:17Z)A picture of a walkway leading to the Government House main building of the 1920s, starting at a fountain, tropical plants of the Botanical Gardens and ending with the St. Ann's Hills at the back of the building. The postcard is addressed to Mrs. C.P.A. Clough, Kansas City, U.S.A. Affixed to the postcard is a Trinidad and Tobago 1d stamp.Item 20. Trinidad B.W.I.(2009-06-03T14:34:18Z)A picture of a walkway leading to the Government House main building starting at a fountain, tropical plants of the Botanical Gardens line the walkway and at the back of the building are the St. Ann's Hills.Item 29. Trinidad(2010-07-06T17:17:43Z)An aerial view of the Queen's Park Savannah in Port of Spain, early 1900 to the 1950s. In the distance, the Port of Spain harbour can be seen.Item 299. Queen's Park Hotel, Trinidad, B.W.I.(2010-06-15T18:38:38Z)The Queen's Park Hotel, located in Port of Spain on the Southern side of the Queen's Park Savannah, was first opened in January 1895.Item A 3. A holiday house on the island of Gasparee, Trinidad(2010-06-30T13:26:54Z)Description printed on the back of the postcard: "Numerous houses of this type are available for rent for short or long periods on the islands of the Gulf of Paria. They provide good bathing and fishing and are in frequent communication with Port-of-Spain by Government steamer."Item Item 30. Trinidad, B.W.I.(2011-03-11)The postcard shows a view of a tranquil bay through the trees from a hilltop, around 1929.Item A 350lb Grouper - A Trinidad fish(Wilson Ltd. [Printed in Germany], 2009-02-05T18:28:45Z)A fisherman with a 350lb grouper.Item A 4. View across the Queen's Park to Savannah. Trinidad(2010-03-31T14:07:36Z)Description at back: "The Queen's Park, Savannah, has a circumference of nearly three miles and is the principal recreation ground of Port-of-Spain. The view shows its beautiful back ground of the Northern Range with Government House and a group of the native Cabbage Palm or Palmiste." This is a vintage photograph of the Queen's Park Savannah. Animals are grazing near the Cabbage Palms at mid-ground in the wide grassy savannah. The Queen's Park was also informally called the Savannah, the Grand Savannah and the Queen's Park Savannah.Item 5075 A Barquedier alongside the Tram Road at Mengel's Honduras Mahogany Works(2009-02-19T13:32:21Z)Cut tree logs along tram tracks. Affixed to the postcard is a US 1 cent stamp, postmarked February 10th, 1907. Addressed to The Maestro Co., Elbridge, N.Y.Item Item 6. Port of Spain (Trinidad), - South Quay(2010-04-28T18:30:27Z)A view of a tram car running along South Quay which was constructed through land reclamations started around the mid 19th century.Item 8. Port of Spain (Trinidad) - Custom houses(2011-02-23)The postcard shows the Port of Spain harbour and South Quay.Item A.10-A Road through the Mora forest, Trinidad(2010-04-01T13:40:00Z)Description on the back of postcard:"Mora Forests are a striking feature of certain parts of Trinidad and an exception to the general rule that tropical forests are an indiscriminate mixture of numerous trees. The labourers' dwellings shown are constructed of earth on a wooden framework and thatched with palm leaves."Item A.10-A Road through the Mora forest, Trinidad(2010-04-01T13:40:22Z)Description on the back of postcard:"Mora Forests are a striking feature of certain parts of Trinidad and an exception to the general rule that tropical forests are an indiscriminate mixture of numerous trees. The labourers' dwellings shown are constructed of earth on a wooden framework and thatched with palm leaves."Item A.11 - An East Indian family, Trinidad(2010-04-01T14:26:56Z)Description on the back of postcard: "East Indians in the past were introduced into Trinidad as indentured labourers on plantations. They and their descendants have settled in large numbers as peasant proprietors and enjoy the full privileges of citizenship." An East Indian family outside their wooden hut. The man is standing with the child who is naked while the woman is engaged in a household task.