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Photographic album, depicting several images from the islands of Trinidad and Jamaica. There are no notes on the photographer and origin of the photographs outside of their general location.

12 photographs of various locations in the Barbados

"Excellent vernacular photograph album with over eighty images capturing life, scenery, and architecture on a trip through turn-of-the-century Bermuda. [Various locations in Bermuda.] February 1900. [40]pp., largely two gelatin silver photographs per page, plus a handful of loose photographs. Contemporary leather album...A fascinating photographic record of turn-of-the-century Bermuda, with contemporary manuscript captions beneath most photographs. The first page is titled in manuscript, 'Bermuda February 1900.' The first few photographs show the open-sea voyage to the island, with the majority of the remainder of the album devoted to the port, people, buildings, landscape, and landmarks ranging acrosse the entirey of Bermuda - from Ireland Island, around the western end to South Shore Park, past Bel Terre, Hamilton, and Spanish Point, all the way to the eastern extreme at St. Georges Island. The photos feature various street views (one along Cedar Avenue), royal palms, a banana tree, several ships at port including the H.M.S. Terror (not the famed Franklin expedition ship but a later British gunboat), a screw palm, the 'Oldest church on the Islands,' a rubber tree, a few views in various parks, a mahogany tree, two of the governor's bodyguards, the 'Entrance to the Bishop's Palace,' rock quarries, a 'Birdseye view of Hamilton,' various homes, a 'Birdseye view from Bel Terre,' the shopping district in St. Georges, 'Fortifications on Ireland Island,' and much more. Perhaps the most interesting photograph shows a native man playing a banjo on the street, accompanied by a small native child playing tambourine. The same lady appears in several of the photographs, which are presumably taken by her traveling companion. The photos begin with the travelers' arrival on the island and ends with their departure. One of the photos towards the end of the album reads, 'Last view of the land of the lily and the rose.' An excellent collection of vernacular photography from a period in Bermuda's history not often seen in pictures." -William Reese Company

"Rare collection of early carte de visite albumen photo portraits of indigenous people in northern South America, most likely of British Guiana (modern-day Guyana). Fifteen portraits are mounted on the official cards of a little-known studio called Wellcome & Anderson, three are mounted on blank cards with handwriting on verso, and four more are mounted on the card of J.R. Anderson, who continued working as an independent photographer in Georgetown [Guyana] after the dissolution of his partnership with Wellcome. The photographs portray women, men, and children in two studio settings, with some subjects appearing in multiple photographs. Subjects are depicted wearing a combination of traditional and western clothing, and they pose in a variety of groupings with household belongings such as baskets, bottles, plates, and other objects." -- description from the Wayfarer's Bookshop

"15 1/2' and 10 1/2' in what appears to be cowhide and leatherwork over stiff boards, tied at spine with leather string. Holds 25 card leaves with 210 original photographs along with dozens of postcards, currency notes, scrap elements, etc...all mounted to rectos and versos (and to some tissue guards). An additional 15 photographs, various brochures, miscellaneous paper, and a large, folded map all laid in. A compelling scrapbook/photo album of compiled and photographed by American tourists in South America (Peru, Argentina, and Bolivia) during May of 1970. The album itself is attractively compiled and is highlighted by a large, seemingly unrecorded pictorial map of Machu Picchu and more than 200 original photographs, many uncommonly sympathetic street views and portraits of deeply impoverished indigenous peoples, providing a rich primary glimpse at the human street views and portraits of deeply impoverished indigenous peoples, providing a rich primary glimpse at the human rights conditions during a decade which saw widespread regional unrest and armed conflicts between indigenous guerilla groups and ruling governments over oppression and issues around the poverty on vivid display here. Photographs include street scenes, market scenes, monuments, important buildings, scenery, etc." --Description from Buckingham Books.

George Farinas' collection of photographs, news articles, slides, reports, and other related materials of the Contra War, the Nicaraguan Air Force of General Anastasio Somoza (FAN) and the Sandinista Air Force (FAS), pictures of LANICA and Aeronica Airlines, and a copied historical account of Nicaraguan civil and military aviation.

"Historically significant extensive collection of early original photos, dedicated to oil drilling in Colombia, Texas, and Louisiana in the 1920s. The album documents the activities of a noted Texan oilman James Smither Abercrombie and was apparently compiled by his business partner, or a family member, possibly his younger brother Robert Haden Abercrombie. James Abercrombie started working in the Texan oil industry in 1909 and by 1918, had enough money to drill for oil in South Texas and the Gulf Coast on his own. The images show workers unloading drilling machinery at Puerto Escondido, ferrying it across the Sinu River to Monteria, Abercrombie and his partners in the camps at Tubara and Lorencita, drilling rigs under construction, oil holding tanks, the Sinu River, a 'mud volcano' in Lorencita, and many images of local villages and their inhabitants, etc. A smaller group of photos at the rear illustrate Abercrombies later drilling operations at Lake Pelto and Lake Barre (Louisiana), and Dog Lake and Taylor Bayou (Texas), showing piled up pipes, equipment, drills, construction workers, etc." --description from the The Wayfarer's Bookshop

"A collection of studio and amateur photographs of the Scotland Bay Recreation Area, part of Naval Base Trinidad, and the nearby city of Port of Spain, compiled by LTJG Alex Wolf while he was stationed there from 1944 to Jun 1945. Wolf was a physical education teacher who lived in Chicago. After his promotion from ensign to lieutenant (junior grade), Wolf was the officer in charge (O-in-C) of Scotland Bay Recreation Area and had been for eighteen months when he left. Naval Base Trinidad, commissioned in 1941, was a U.S. Naval base constructed to support ships in the Atlantic theatre of WWII and defend shipping lanes to and from the Panama Canal from German U-boats. It was decommissioned in 1977.

Sixty photographs are of Scotland Bay Recreation Area, including the volleyball/badminton, basketball, tennis, and handball courts, the softball and baseball fields, and the swimming area with its cabanas, diving tower, and pier. There are also views of the Frank Knox Zoo, part of the recreation area, with snapshots of officers with snakes and a macaw. Other photographs include the picnic area, beer garden and canteen, boat dock, administrative building, Chief Petty Officers Clubhouse, and scenes at the Rainbow Canteen. Several photos show the crew members of USS Brooklyn and USS Guam during their shore leave participating in sports and picnics. Four photos are of Eleanor Roosevelt's tour of Scotland Bay Recreation Area while she was visiting Naval Base Trinidad in 1944. The newspaper clippings are likely from papers circulated locally or within the U.S. forces, with stories or photos of the recreation area. Several clippings mention or feature Wolf.

The latter half of the album contains views and snapshots from the city of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. They include Maracas Falls, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Queen's Park Hotel (demolished in 1996), Jama Masjid POS, Memorial Park, street markets, a school, a 'typical native hut,' and photographs of the locals. Ephemera includes three envelopes...addressed to Wolf; two records of extension of certificate for 'E.P.G. + Inter + Upper;' two Assignment to Teacher forms from 1936 and 1939, issued by the Chicago Board of Education; two Notice of Teacher Transfer forms from 1960 and 1962, issued by Chicago Public Schools; a card noting that Wolf 'successfully passed the Teachers of Elementary Schools Academic Examination' dated 1932; a report of exam marks for Teachers in High Schools certificates; a letter addressed to Coaching School students at the University of Illinois from the Delta Theta Epsilon fraternity; and two report cards from the first and second semesters of 1933-34 from the University of Illinois." --Description from The Wayfarer's Bookshop

"Oblong quarto measuring 13' x 10'. Screw bound black leather boards with gilt decorations. Contains 106 gelatin silver black and white or sepia toned photographs measuring between 1.5' x 1' and 9' x 6.5' without captions.

An aesthetically pleasing photo album of a couple's vacation to Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean, circa the 1930s. The album starts with a hand drawn illustration of a woman. From there, the photographs are of various places around San Fernando, Trinidad, and Tobago. Most of the photographs include a smaller gelatin silver photograph sized 1.5' x 1' and a larger blown up and printed version of the photograph. The Nariva ferry is one of the first pictures seen before several photographs of baby pictures. The album then focuses on the flora and working class of the island. Pictures of flowers, forest trails, and rivers can be seen stretching for miles, all of which are well shot. Some cities are also photographed, possibly from overhead as many twinkling lights can be seen in the photograph. There are several pictures of the working class on the island with shots of them getting water or working in a hay mill. There are several candid shots of people, one of a man praying, some of young girls smiling, and an interesting photograph of a little boy with a boa constrictor wrapped around his neck and body.

The couple also takes pictures of each other with shots of them wakeboarding and enjoying the beach, one of which shows the woman in front of the setting sun creating a silhouette of her shape in an aesthetically pleasing photograph. Another shows the couple visiting an airfield with well shot photographs of the planes. There is a portrait shot of the wife that was printed and negatives of the husband holding the couple's dogs, which are pictured again in a larger photograph. Towards the end there are several photos of damage left from the Trinidad hurricane with roofs peeled off of buildings and just the frames of houses left up with the wife looking dismayed around the rubble.

There are some random photographs that looks like they may have been used in magazine advertising as one shows a turkey with loves of bread for Thanksgiving and another shows small clay penguins posed next to a box of 'Kool Cigarettes.'" --Description from Between the Covers Rare Books

"A nicely captioned album assembled by an American family, documenting their 1906 and 1907 tour of the West Indies and Bermuda aboard the S.S. Prinzessin Victoria Louisa and the S.S. Bermudian. The first 31 images depict the West Indies, with a series of well composed images focusing on Afro-Caribbean and local youths and laborers, a parade of workers loading coal at St. Thomas, street views in St. Thomas, the St. Thomas Market, street youths in Puerto Rico, and pearl divers at Nassau. There are also interesting images of the lives of the wealthy white passengers on the ship, including images of lavish tea services. The rest of the album focuses on Hamilton and St. George's in Bermuda, including many photos of local landmarks and nature sights. Also provides photos of the Governor's residence, the Coral Cliffs and Devil's Hole." --description from Buckingham Books, bookseller

"A photo album and scrapbook compiled by Kenneth Price in 1974, documenting a National Geographic aerial survey of the coast of South American taken in 1930. The album, entitled Flight of the Argentina, contains long narrative captions by Price along with his original photographs and clippings. According to Price's introduction, '[this is] a photo and memo album of a National Geographic aerial survey of the East Coast of South America (Nat Geo Dec. 1930, Jan. 1931). This was inspired after reading 'A Dream of Eagles' by Col. Ralph A. O'Neill...and a collection of my own pictures (many have been lost). It is made up of clippings and pictures from two magazine articles; and my own pictures (taken with a Brownie 2-A) plus memos, letters, and clippings.' He continues 'After two months building aircraft radio equipment for NYRBA (New York Rio & Bueno Aires), I was selected as radio operator for the 26 passenger seaplane Argentine and took off from North Beach, Long Island, New York, May 21st 1930.' Price then lists the other crew for the expedition which included, among others, Frederick Simpich, an American writer, newspaperman, and Assistant Editor of the National Geographic Society from 1931 to 1949. During his time in the society, he wrote more articles for the magazine than anyone else before or after this time.

The survey began in New York and went to Miami, Cuba, Haiti, Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, St. Kitts, Trinidad, British Guiana, Dutch Guiana, French Guiana, Brazil, and Uruguay. Each stop features Price's memories of the time, clippings from contemporary newspapers and the National Geographic articles, and photographs. Price underlines parts of the articles he feels caption the images and explain each leg of the journey. On a page from a stop in St. Thomas an article read, 'viewed from the sky, these islands are strangely beautiful. Only God's own hands could form these gracefully molded emerald hills and set them in turquoise seas with foamy waves as a white fringe about dark-green shores.' Another later article reads, 'from the air, you see how close primeval forests crowd Para. Its streets end in the jungle. We stopped here five days to overhaul our plane, and when we got ashore, we saw more clearly how utterly the vast forests of Brazil dominate the life of the greatest city on the Amazon.'

Price ends this portion of the album writing, 'our 4 month geographic survey is over. I will return with plane 'Argentina' to Rio. This will be my base for air and passengers runs to Bahia 1100 miles to the north of Rio. Stops at Campos, Vitoria, Ilheus, and Salvador.' Once the National Geographic crew had gone back to the United States, Price 'remained with the Argentina,' now assigned to mail and passenger runs in Brazil until P.A.A. (Pan American Airlines) and a revolution upset everything and I returned to N.Y.C. by boat from Rio.' The final few pages document Price's work during this time and include a memo from Pan American retaining his services. A page featuring photographs of Brazilian crowds reads, 'our last trip from Bahia arriving in Rio we got the news that Bahia was being sacked the day after we left. A Brazilian revolution had begun. Crowds gathered in the streets of Rio and bedlam soon took over.' He continues, 'not being able to speak Portuguese I could not get the details. We could roam the streets but at times it was dangerous when the shooting started.' The album ends with two typed letters signed by author Ralph A. O'Neill, whose book inspired the making of the scrapbook.

A n extensive album documenting a first-hand account of a National Geographic aerial survey of the Caribbean and east coast of South America." --description form Between the Covers Rare Books, Inc.