Stone Lion Gun Hill, Barbados.
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2022-05-31T18:14:23Z
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The Main Library, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados is responsible for making this digital resource available.
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A picture of the stone lion situated at Gun Hill, Barbados. Two women and a little boy are standing next to the lion statue. Under the statue lies an inscription which quotes Psalms 72:8 translated from a Bible written in a Latin dialect, it says “Dominabtis a mari us ad mare a flumine us ad terminos orris” which in English translates to “He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river, unto the ends of the earth”. (https://www.visitbarbados.org/the-lion-at-gun-hill)
At the back: A o5 IP £6. Roberts and Company, Barbados
" Glorious sea for swimming. First in the Aquatic Club now waiting for tea. You would love to see the blacks swimming & diving for pennies. The little sailing boats launches all very pretty. Love Mother."
Addressed to : Master G. Ryland?, ? Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe, Bucks, England.
Red 1 penny postage stamp
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Landscape, black & white, 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches.
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Historical markers, Historic sites, Sculpture, Monuments and memorials, Clothing and dress