virginislands

66 photos and 2 illustrations tagged virginislands, from 4 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 (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
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
Grumman J2F-2A, VMS-3, Virgin Islands, 1940 from SDASM Archives uploaded April 2013
The exploded "scandal" concerning the Danish West Indies is not likely to affect Annexation (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded December 2009
Scenes in the Danish West Indies which the United States Senate decided last week to purchase (LOC) from The Library of Congress uploaded December 2009
Women selling provisions at Tortola Wharf, St. Thomas, V. I.... from New York Public Library uploaded December 2008

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On the coast of St. Thomas, Virgin Islands? (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

tropicvi said:
Near present US Coast Guard dock, Charlotte Amalie
edc1951 said:
tropicvi, are you sure? It also looks like the C'sted wharf. Protestant Cay is right out of view but that surely looks like Ft. Louise Augusta in the distance. The benches are exactly like the ones in C'sted.

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:
Sun's caption: "The mountains rise abruptly behind the town, which has a population of 8,540."

The Virgin Islands, general view of the sea coast in the vicinity of Christiansted, Saint Croix (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

tropicvi said:
Christiansted and harbour. Note the small green hill mid right is actually Protestant Cay site of "Hotel on the Cay"