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Uniform Title
The Bryant Slides Collection
Photo Description
The Nassau Public Library and Museum building, completed between 1798 and 1800, was originally built as prison by Loyalist Joseph Eve and was inspired by the Powder Magazine in Williamsburg, Virginia. The library, established in 1847, was moved to the converted prison building in 1873. Today, the structure is the only octagonal historic building in the Bahamas. Slide labeled April 1965, Bryant Nassau.
Keywords
New Providence Island (Bahamas); Libraries -- Bahamas -- 1790-1800; Museums -- Bahamas -- 1790-1800; Bahamas -- Social life and customs; Historic buildings -- Bahamas
Format
image/jpeg
Size Original
35 mm
Coverage-Temporal
Bahamas -- North America -- Nassau, New Providence Island
Identifier
DP0003456
Identifier (Genre)
Transparencies
Rights
All rights to images are held by the respective holding institution. This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce images and/or for copyright information contact Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, (407) 823-2576
Collection
Link to Descriptive Guide
Recommended Citation
"The Nassau Public Library and Museum" (1967). British West Indies Bahamas HopeTown Slides. 70.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/bwi-slides-hopetown/70
Keywords
New Providence Island (Bahamas); Libraries -- Bahamas -- 1790-1800; Museums -- Bahamas -- 1790-1800; Bahamas -- Social life and customs; Historic buildings -- Bahamas