Convict Depot Carrera Isle. Trinidad

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2011-03-11

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Muir Marshall and Co.,[Trinidad and Tobago]

Abstract

The postcard shows Carrera Island, referred to as Convict Depot because during the 1800s prisoners were carried to the island to quarry limestone for road building. In 1877, a prison was constructed, today the island remains a prison island. This postcard which is postmarked 1908, is addressed to F.C. White of Connecticut, United States of America and affixed is a one cent United States postage stamp.

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Colour: Coloured; Style: Landscape; Other: Unbordered, Undivided
Funding for this project has been provided by Mrs. Irma E. Goldstraw.

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Trinidad and Tobago, Postcards, Islands--Trinidad and Tobago, 1908, Prisons--Trinidad and Tobago

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