charlotteamalie

16 photos and 1 illustration tagged charlotteamalie, from 2 members of Flickr Commons.

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1915

2013

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British Library digitised image from page 337 of "The Countries of the World: being a popular description of the various continents, islands, rivers, seas, and peoples of the globe [With plates.]" from British Library uploaded June 2016
St. Thomas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded May 2014
St. Thomas -- Charlotte Amalie & Harbor (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded May 2014
St. Thomas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded May 2014
Street in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded May 2014
Harbor of St. Thomas' Capital, St. Thomas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded May 2014
St. Thomas, A street in Charlotte Amalie (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded May 2014
St. Thomas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded May 2014
St. Thomas (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded May 2014
St. Thomas -- Charlotte Amalie (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded May 2014
French village, a small settlement on St. Thomas Island, Virgin Islands (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
View down the main street from the Grand Hotel, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas Island, Virgin Islands (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
One of the steep streets on the hillsides, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas Island, Virgin Islands (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
One of the steep streets on the hillsides, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008
One of the steep hillside streets, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas Virgin Islands (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded January 2008

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One of the steep streets on the hillsides, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas Island, Virgin Islands (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

cheonline24 said:
Feels like I am back in time walking along these very streets of St. Thomas.
CLARCIAM said:
Cheonline24, tengo la imprecion que tu has disfrutado mucho esta coleccion, de esta preciosa ciudad. Es como estar en el pasado.
Zaxy said:
I can smell the streets. a mix of soil and must and a hint of mildew, warmed over with the salty sea air and the scent of heavy vegetation. not to mention the smells of fish an' fungi wafting through open doors and windows!

Street in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

B-59 said:
This photo is depicted in The Sun and New York press., July 30, 1916, SECTION 5 SPECIAL FEATURE SUPPLEMENT, Image 49 with article "DANISH ISLES FOR UNCLE SAM" (chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030430/1916-07-30/ed-...). The United States purchased St. Thomas (along with Saint John and Saint Croix) in 1917 for $25 million in gold, as part of a defensive strategy to maintain control over the Caribbean and the Panama Canal during the First World War. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Thomas,_U.S._Virgin_Islands
The Library of Congress said:
All the Charlotte Amalie photos in this set, www.flickr.com/search/?q=charlotte+amalie+st.+Thomas+bain...
Art Siegel said:
Date on negative, 7/27/16. Sun caption: "One of the narrow streets of the old town."

St. Thomas (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

B-59 said:
This photo is depicted in The Sun and New York press., July 30, 1916, SECTION 5 SPECIAL FEATURE SUPPLEMENT, Image 49 with article "DANISH ISLES FOR UNCLE SAM" (chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030430/1916-07-30/ed-...). The United States purchased St. Thomas (along with Saint John and Saint Croix) in 1917 for $25 million in gold, as part of a defensive strategy to maintain control over the Caribbean and the Panama Canal during the First World War. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Thomas,_U.S._Virgin_Islands
The Library of Congress said:
All the Charlotte Amalie photos in this set, www.flickr.com/search/?q=charlotte+amalie+st.+Thomas+bain...
Art Siegel said:
That Sun article uses 6 of the 9 Bain shots. Caption on this one: "Charlotte Amalie, only town of consequence in thenislands."