Pointe-A-Pierre, San Fernando Hills in Distance. Trinidad, B.W.I.
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-05-11T14:25:06Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2010-05-11T14:25:06Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010-05-11T14:25:06Z | |
| dc.description | Colour: Black and White; Style: Landscape; Other: Bordered; Divided | en |
| dc.description.abstract | This is a vintage photograph of Pointe-a-Pierre which is located north of San Fernando, south of Claxton Bay and on coast of the Gulf of Paria. In 1912, the area consisted of the thriving sugar estates of Plaisance, Bon Accord, Bonne Aventure, Plein Palais, La Carriere and Concorde. However, in 1913, an oil company called Trinidad Leaseholds Limited bought all the estate lands in the area which were found to contain oil since 1857. A modest oil refinery and oil storage deposit were established and Pointe-a-Pierre grew to become one of the most vital refineries in the western hemisphere. | en |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Funding for this project has been provided by Mrs. Irma E. Goldstraw. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2139/7156 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Y. De Lima and Co. Ltd., Trinidad | en |
| dc.rights | Please contact the Main Library, The University of the West Indies for permission to use the digitized images. wimail@sta.uwi.edu | en |
| dc.subject | Trinidad and Tobago | en |
| dc.subject | Postcards | en |
| dc.subject | Cities and towns--Trinidad and Tobago--Point-a-Pierre | en |
| dc.subject | Oil storage tanks--Trinidad and Tobago | en |
| dc.subject | Petroleum refineries--Trinidad and Tobago | en |
| dc.subject | Petroleum industry and trade--Trinidad and Tobago | en |
| dc.subject | Mountains--Trinidad and Tobago | en |
| dc.subject.other | Naparima Hill (Trinidad and Tobago) | en |
| dc.subject.other | San Fernando Hill (Trinidad and Tobago) | en |
| dc.title | Pointe-A-Pierre, San Fernando Hills in Distance. Trinidad, B.W.I. | en |
| dc.type | Image | en |