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Uniform Title
The Bryant Slides Collection
Photo Description
This monument to Christopher Columbus stands before the front entrance to the Government House in Nassau, New Providence Island, Bahamas. The Government House, an example of Caribbean Georgian architecture features a four columned portico. In 1492, Columbus became the first European to visit the Bahamas when he landed on San Salvador. The statue, built in London, was imported by Sir James Carmichael Smyth in 1830. The current Government House, with its four columned porticos, was completed by 1806. It is the home of the governor-general, the queen’s representative in The Bahamas. Sections of the building were renovated after the hurricane of 1929. The Duke of Windsor was assigned Governor of the Bahamas in 1940 and lived in the house during that time.
Keywords
New Providence Island (Bahamas); Columbus, Christopher -- Statues -- Bahamas; Architecture -- Bahamas -- New Providence; Monuments -- Bahamas -- 1820-1830; Historic sites -- Bahamas – Nassau; Flags -- Great Britain; Plymouth automobile
Format
image/jpeg
Size Original
35 mm
Coverage-Temporal
Bahamas -- North America --Nassau, New Providence Island
Identifier
DP0003456
Identifier (Genre)
Transparencies
Rights
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Collection
Link to Descriptive Guide
Recommended Citation
"Statue of Christopher Columbus in front of the Government House" (1959). British West Indies Bahamas HopeTown Slides. 6.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/bwi-slides-hopetown/6
Keywords
New Providence Island (Bahamas); Columbus, Christopher -- Statues -- Bahamas; Architecture -- Bahamas -- New Providence; Monuments -- Bahamas -- 1820-1830; Historic sites -- Bahamas – Nassau; Flags -- Great Britain; Plymouth automobile
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