stthomas

24 photos and 4 illustrations tagged stthomas, from 5 members of Flickr Commons.

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1902

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 -- 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
British Library digitised image from page 144 of "An Historical and Descriptive Sketch of Birmingham, with some account of its environs, and forty-four views of the principal public buildings, etc [By George Yates?]" from British Library uploaded December 2013
British Library digitised image from page 85 of "W. S. W. A voyage in that direction to the West Indies ... With illustrations ... by the author" from British Library uploaded November 2013
British Library digitised image from page 554 of "A Topographical Description of the Province of Lower Canada. With Remarks upon Upper Canada, and on the relative connexion of both Provinces with the United States of America. By Joseph Bouchette, Esq, Sur from British Library uploaded November 2013
Court house, St. Thomas, Ont., Canada from Archives of the Law Society of Ontario uploaded October 2012
CO 1069-549-51 from The National Archives UK uploaded September 2012
CO 1069-549-49 from The National Archives UK uploaded September 2012

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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!

St. Thomas (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

B-59 said:
This photo (in a cropped version) 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:
The Sun used 6 of the 9 Bain photos, this one with the caption: "Harbor as seen from the Pirate's Castle."

St. Thomas, A street in Charlotte Amalie (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

The Library of Congress said:
All the Charlotte Amalie photos in this set, www.flickr.com/search/?q=charlotte+amalie+st.+Thomas+bain...