Caribbean Photograph Album, ca. 1903

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Summary

Abstract:
The album contains 184 black/white photographs taken during a cruise on the steamship Oceana (German-American Line), with images of St. Thomas (Virgin Islands), San Juan (Puerto Rico), Jamaica, Panama Canal, Venezuela, Trinidad, Martinique, Dominica, San Domingo, Santiago and Havana (Cuba), and Nassau (Bahamas).
Extent:
ca. 0.3 linear feet (1 oversize box).
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Caribbean Photograph Album. Bernath Mss 184. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Background

Scope and content:

The album contains 184 black/white photographs taken during a cruise on the steamship Oceana (German-American Line), with images of St. Thomas (Virgin Islands), San Juan (Puerto Rico), Jamaica, Panama Canal, Venezuela, Trinidad, Martinique, Dominica, San Domingo, Santiago and Havana (Cuba), and Nassau (Bahamas). Includes coastal and city views, streetscapes, buildings, railroads and steamships in ports, and local men and women at work and at leisure.

There is no container list for this collection.

Acquisition information:
Purchase, 2006.
Physical location:
Del Norte.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Indexed terms

Places:
Caribbean Area

Access and use

Restrictions:

None.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

Preferred citation:

Caribbean Photograph Album. Bernath Mss 184. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Location of this collection:
UC Santa Barbara Library
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
Contact:
(805) 893-3062
special@library.ucsb.edu
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