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Uniform Title
The Bryant Slides Collection
Photo Description
In the foreground are men in sailboats. In the background is the S.S. Yarmouth Castle. In 1927, the S.S. Evangeline, and her sister ship the S.S. Yarmouth, were built by Eastern Steamship Lines in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. By 1964, the S.S. Evangeline was sold to the Chadade Steamship Company, Inc., a Panamanian company, where her name was changed from Evangeline to Yarmouth Castle. On November 13, 1965, the Yarmouth Castle, sailing from Miami, Florida to Nassau, Bahamas, sank due to fire. The CYL on the funnel stands for Yarmouth Cruise Lines. Slide labeled Docks Nassau, April '65.
Keywords
New Providence Island (Bahamas); Nassau Harbor (Bahamas); Steamboats -- Bahamas -- 1920-1930; Bahamas -- Social life and customs; Steamboats – Bahamas; Sailboats -- 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
"Sailboats and steamships docked in Nassau Harbor, New Providence, Bahamas" (1967). British West Indies Bahamas HopeTown Slides. 74.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/bwi-slides-hopetown/74
Keywords
New Providence Island (Bahamas); Nassau Harbor (Bahamas); Steamboats -- Bahamas -- 1920-1930; Bahamas -- Social life and customs; Steamboats – Bahamas; Sailboats -- Bahamas