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Peter Cave; Gary Sharpe ('Ceramists at Island Worcester and Things' Jamaica, Creators-Producers) / Sir William Alexander Clarke Bustamante, ONH GBE PCAntiquariat.de

Jamaica; St Thomas; Trinidad; BermudaBiblio.com

Colonial Caribbean Photography Archive: Jamaica St. Thomas Trinidad and Bermuda Circa 1910s-1920s

1910227821910. Caribbean Photography Large-format Caribbean photography archive documenting everyday life labor and landscape across multiple British Caribbean territories during the early twentieth century. Produced circa 1910s-1920s the photographs depict Jamaica St. Thomas Trinidad and Bermuda at a time when maritime trade imperial administration and expanding leisure travel were reshaping island economies and social environments. The images record agricultural labor coastal fishing village and market activity transportation routes and the built environment of island communities offering visual evidence of how Caribbean societies lived and worked within systems of colonial governance during the decades preceding the major economic disruptions of the Great Depression. Scenes of women carrying fruit children in domestic garden spaces and fishermen working near the shoreline provide direct documentation of gendered labor and community life rarely preserved in formal colonial records. Archive of 19 original silver gelatin photographs taken across Jamaica St. Thomas Trinidad and Bermuda circa 1910s-1920s. The photographs depict tropical interior landscapes palm-lined roads coastal harbors village and town infrastructure markets and local economies and scenes of daily labor and recreation among local inhabitants. Several photographs show women working balancing baskets of fruit atop their heads and fishermen working along shorelines while others present panoramic views of bays harbors and anchored ships alongside expanding waterfront construction. Architectural views include roads market environments and hotel grounds illustrating the physical fabric of island towns and the commercial transport infrastructure threaded through them. Each photograph measures approximately 8 x 10 inches and retains a penciled caption on the verso identifying the scene or location. The geographic range - from Jamaica's mountainous interior and coastal towns to maritime scenes in Trinidad Bermuda and St. Thomas - creates a comparative visual record of early twentieth-century Caribbean environments shaped by plantation economies maritime trade routes and the transatlantic shipping networks operating across the region during the period. Light handling wear with occasional surface scuffing visible on several prints and mild curling along some edges. Images remain well contrasted with strong clarity. Overall very good condition. A substantial early photographic record of Caribbean landscapes labor and community life spanning several islands during a formative period in the region's economic and visual history. unknown

Max Rambod Inc. · États-Unis1 200,00 $US≈ 1 015,32 €

Jamaica and Panama Photo AlbumBiblio.com

Caribbean and Panama Canal Travel Photography Album Documenting Colonial Infrastructure and Jamaican Village Life 1930s

1930224461930. Caribbean and Panama travel photograph album. circa early 1930s. This album documents interwar travel through the Panama Canal Zone and Jamaica recording maritime transit canal infrastructure and rural Caribbean life as observed by Western travelers. The photographs provide primary visual evidence of the Panama Canal as a site of industrial activity and international movement alongside scenes of Jamaican village life and landscape establishing a contrast between engineered environments and colonial rural settings. The material is particularly strong in its depiction of canal operations and the presence of local populations within these spaces. Album containing 29 silver gelatin photographs mounted on black leaves with individual prints measuring approximately 3.5 x 4.5 to 5 x 7 inches housed in a string-bound album measuring approximately 7 x 9.5 inches. The opening sequence shows passengers aboard a steamship with men and women posed along deck rails and views of ships navigating canal locks and docking areas. Additional images depict cranes drawbridges canal cuts and small boats in the water along with dock workers and uniformed personnel visible among travelers. Architectural and infrastructural views include colonial-style buildings and mechanical equipment associated with canal operation concluding with a monument identified as that of Vasco Núñez de Balboa in Panama City. The Jamaica sequence includes landscape views of hillsides and gardens along with images of Black Jamaican residents posed in village settings. One photograph bears the caption "Kingston Jamaica 10 -- S.S. 'Reliance' West Indies Cruise" showing children and adults gathered along a dirt road lined with wooden and metal-roofed structures. Other images show groups assembled beneath trees and within rural surroundings. Produced during a period when the Panama Canal served as a major conduit for global shipping under U.S. administration and Caribbean travel formed part of organized cruise itineraries the album reflects established routes of interwar tourism. The juxtaposition of canal engineering and Jamaican village scenes situates the photographs within broader patterns of travel that linked industrial infrastructure with colonial landscapes. Minor water rippling to pages and photographs; images remain clear; overall very good. A coherent travel album documenting canal operations and Caribbean life in the early twentieth century. unknown

Max Rambod Inc. · États-Unis580,00 $US≈ 490,74 €