Bahamas Collection

Christopher Columbus (1451-1506). Engraving. Colored
Christopher Columbus (1451-1506). Explorer and navigator genoese. Columbus taking possession of the island of San Salvador. Engraving by Martin Rico after a painting of Isidro Gil

Treasure Island, Nassau, Bahamas, West Indies, with yacht and cove. Date: circa 1930

The Royal Victoria Hotel, Nassau, Bahamas - Built by the Bahamas Government. Date: circa 1940

Ancient and Modern Nassau, Bahamas - Primitive (yet colourful) sloops which carry freight and passengers hundreds of miles to and from the outer Bahamian Islands

Garden Patio - Royal Victoria Hotel, Nassau, Bahamas Date: circa 1940s

Coconut palms, Nassau, Bahamas, West Indies. Date: 1924

Nassau, Bahamas - Goverment House. Date: circa 1950s

Nassau, Bahamas - Map of the Island of New Providence. Date: circa 1950s

Nassau, Bahamas - Bay Street. Date: circa 1950s

Nassau, Bahamas - Starlight Terrace - Royal Victoria Hotel. Date: circa 1950s

Nassau, Bahamas, Post Office, Secretariat, Legislative Halls
Nassau, Bahamas - Post Office, Secretariat and Legislative Halls. Date: circa 1950s

Nassau, Bahamas - Market Street. Date: circa 1950s

Nassau, Bahamas - Balmoral Club. Date: circa 1950s

Nassau, Bahamas - The British Colonial Hotel. Date: circa 1950s

Title page with vignette of Native American woman and child
Title page with vignette of Native American woman in feather headdress with small child. Copperplate engraving from Rev. Isaac Taylors Scenes in America

Columbus arrives at San Salvador
Christopher Columbus and his caravels arrive at Guanahani island, later renamed San Salvador by Columbus. Row boats are heading towards the islands from where the three ships are anchored. Date: 1492

United States Air Force - Chase YC-122C 49-2879, of the 16th Troop Carrier Squadron at Stewart Air Force Base, TN. 14 November 1954 16th TCS moved to Ardmore AFB, OK. 30 August 1955 to storage

de Havilland Canada DHC-6-100 Twin Otter N591MA (msn 86), of Island Flying Services, at Nassau, Bahamas. Date: 1968

Missionary family with map of Bahamas, West Indies. They are Walter and Clara Kendrick and their daughter. He was a medical missionary from Aston, Birmingham

West Indies troops departing to serve in WW1
Three photographs from the Graphic magazine showing (left) troops from Barbardos sailing to Europe to serve on the Western Front (middle)

British Colonial Hotel, Nassau, Bahamas, West Indies
The British Colonial Hotel, Nassau, Bahamas, West Indies, bought and renamed (from Colonial Hotel) in 1932 by Sir Harry Oakes. Date: circa 1940s

The Queens Staircase, Nassau, Bahamas, West Indies. Date: circa 1940

Fort Montagu Beach Hotel, Nassau, Bahamas, West Indies. Date: circa 1930

Chief Scout in Nassau, Bahamas
Chief Scout (Lord Baden Powell) walking in the grounds of Government House on his way to a rally of Bahamas and Miami Girl Guides at Nassau, Bahamas. Date: circa 1930

Chief Scout with 4th Bahamas Cubs, Nassau
Chief Scout (Lord Baden Powell) receiving a gift made for him by the 4th Bahamas Cubs at a rally of Cubs and Brownies at Addington House, Nassau

The Duchess of Windsor in the Bahamas
The Duchess of Windsor (Wallis Simpson) in the Bahamas in c. 1940. The Duke was stationed there as governor during the Second World War. Date: c. 1940

Elderly lady fruit seller - Nassau, Bahamas Caption: " Anything Today Missus?" Date: 1945

Come Men! Come! Fight for Justice! Fight for Truth!Recruiting poster produced in Jamaica for the Bahamas, nd.Shows captioned photographs of President Poincare of France

Government Buildings, Nassau, Bahamas
The elegant Government Buildings at Nassau in the Bahamas. Date: circa 1895

Street market, Bahamas, West Indies
Street market in the Bahamas, West Indies. Date: circa 1930

Colonial Hotel, Nassau, Bahamas, West Indies
The new Colonial Hotel, Nassau, Bahamas, West Indies, rebuilt after a fire. Date: circa 1925

Sponge clipping, Nassau, Bahamas, West Indies. Date: 1924

Sandy Cay, Nassau, Bahamas, West Indies. Date: 1924

West Hill Street, Nassau, Bahamas, West Indies. Date: 1924

Black boy eating a stick of sugar cane in Nassau in the Bahamas Date: 1901

Royal Poincianas in Nassau, Bahamas, West Indies
Royal Poincianas (Poinciana Regia), referred to as the glory of the summer season, in Nassau, Bahamas, West Indies. Date: circa 1940

East Street, Nassau, Bahamas, West Indies. Date: circa 1914

Fort Charlotte, Nassau, Bahamas, West Indies, built in the late 18th century. Date: circa 1910

Bay Street, Nassau, Bahamas, West Indies
Bay Street, the main shopping street in Nassau, Bahamas, West Indies. Date: circa 1940

Fort Montagu, Nassau, Bahamas, West Indies, built in the early 1740s. Date: circa 1910

Boeing 707-436 G-APFE BOAC Nassau 1965
Boeing 707-436 G-APFE of BOAC at Nassau in the Bahamas on 24 June 1965 Date: 1965

Boeing 707-436 G-APFB BOAC Nassau
Boeing 707-436 of BOAC at Nassau in the Bahamas December 1967 Date: 1967

Christopher Columbus nears the New World
Christopher Columbus about to set his eyes on the New World for the first time, after his perilous journey across the Atlantic Ocean, sighting the Bahamas archipelago on 12th October, 1492

Bahamas scouts on Empire Day, May 1914. Date: 1914

Bahamas cubs and scouts on parade

Bahamas scouts marching behind band
Bahamas scouts marching behind a band

Bahamas scouts with band
Bahamas scouts with a band on a parade ground

Bahamas cubs and scouts, Nassau, Bahamas
Bahamas cubs and scouts marching along a road in Nassau, Bahamas

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