Set of photographs of the West Indies [Caribbean and Americas] with partial text on reverse

Groups include: church congregations; scouts; senior indigenous church members; class inside schoolroom with indigenous teachers; portrait of three smiling young girls; class of missionaries' children; group of villagers. People include: missionaries. Places or buildings include: churches; mission...

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Order number: MMS Box 1200
Date(s) of creation: c 1910-c 1930
Level: File
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id MMS.17.07.03.01.01
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with MMS Box 1200
callnumber MMS/17/07/03/01/01
callnumber_txt MMS/17/07/03/01/01
callnumber-sort MMS/17/07/03/01/01
prefix_number 01
scb_previous_numbers MMS/03/20/01/01
title Set of photographs of the West Indies [Caribbean and Americas] with partial text on reverse
scb_date_creation c 1910-c 1930
scb_level File
level_sort 7/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File
scb_extent 34 silver gelatin prints.
format Archive
description Groups include: church congregations; scouts; senior indigenous church members; class inside schoolroom with indigenous teachers; portrait of three smiling young girls; class of missionaries' children; group of villagers. People include: missionaries. Places or buildings include: churches; mission houses; street scenes; views of islands; harbours; interior of house, possibly Nathaniel Gilbert's house, Antigua. Partial captions on reverse [not necessarily related directly to the image] also mention: Dr. Coke; Baxter; Antigua; St Kitts; Dominica; Luisenhoj; Tortola; Virgin Islands; Anegada; St Johns; Brimstone Hill, St Kitts; Colon. Also includes: historical scene; sailing boats; rowing boats; canons on hilltops over harbour.
scb_access_status Open
scb_copyright Copyright probably held by Methodist Missionary Society.
scb_use_restrictions For permission to publish, please contact Archives & Special Collections, SOAS Library in the first instance
scb_file_number 01
hierarchy_top_id_raw MMS
hierarchy_sequence MMS.0017.0007.0003.0001.0001