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Albumen prints

Description: Twelve albumen prints that document Jamaica during the early 20th century. They depict sugarcane fields and laborers, local housing structures, pineapple fields, women traveling to a market carrying baskets of fruit, landscape images showing the local flora, and the Castleton Botanical Gardens. Six of the prints were produced by J. W. Cleary; they are marked with the photographer's studio stamp and have handwritten captions in pencil on the verso. The other six prints were produced by H.S. Duperly and have the photographer's studio stamp on the verso, but no captions. Content Warning: some of the captions use harmful and outdated language to describe the subjects of the photographs.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1900-1905
Call number: photCL 760
Provenance: Purchased from Libre̕ra de Antąo, March 2026.

Collection of J.W. Cleary and H.S. Duperly photographs of Jamaica

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Twelve albumen prints that document Jamaica during the early 20th century. They depict sugarcane fields and laborers, local housing structures, pineapple fields, women traveling to a market carrying baskets of fruit, landscape images showing the local flora, and the Castleton Botanical Gardens. Six of the prints were produced by J. W. Cleary; they are marked with the photographer's studio stamp and have handwritten captions in pencil on the verso. The other six prints were produced by H.S. Duperly and have the photographer's studio stamp on the verso, but no captions. Content Warning: some of the captions use harmful and outdated language to describe the subjects of the photographs.

photCL 760

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Albert Honiss carte-de-visite photograph of J. Methvin, Manila

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A carte-de-visite studio portrait of a man wearing a suit, identified in pencil on the back as: "J. Methvin, Manila, Nov. 28th 1870." The photographer's stamp is embossed in the print: A. Honiss, Manila.

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Black Hawk and Winneshiek. Winnebago Indians and delegates to Washington, 1875

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Two men posed in photographer's studio in Washington D.C. They wear some native clothing, including hats made of animal hide.

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Black Hawk and Winneshiek. Winnebago Indians and delegates to Washington, 1875

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Two men posed in photographer's studio in Washington D.C. They wear some native clothing, including hats made of animal hide.

photCL 275 fld. 27 (2)

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Trees : twelve original photographs

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A portfolio of 12 photographs of trees, taken in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and California in 1964 - 1965. The prints are various sizes and mounted on paper embossed with the photographer's stamp. A four-page preface consisting of a title page, list of photographs, and statement by George A. Tice dated November 9, 1969 accompanies the photographs.

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No. 127. [View of plaque reading: "H.H. Abbas Helmy Khedive. This foundation stone was laid by H.R.H. The Duke of Connaught, 12th February 1899. H.E. Hussein Fakhry Pasha, Minister of Public Works."]

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With stamp on verso: "Photographic-Studio Achille Gianny & Co. Nile Reservoir Works Assouan (Upper Egypt)."

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Collection of J.W. Cleary and H.S. Duperly photographs of Jamaica

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No. 127. [View of plaque reading: "H.H. Abbas Helmy Khedive. This foundation stone was laid by H.R.H. The Duke of Connaught, 12th February 1899. H.E. Hussein Fakhry Pasha, Minister of Public Works."]