Title

Eleanor Friend Sleight and her daughter Susan buying a souvenir belt from a Bahamian straw vendor

Photographer

Preview

Uniform Title

The Bryant Slides Collection

Photo Description

The straw market, one of the oldest industries in the Bahamas, was developed after the sponge industry began to decline in the 1940s. Pictured is a vendor, primarily women, standing by a stall featuring straw bags, belts, and hats made from woven leaves. Eleanor Friend Sleight and her daughter Susan are buying a souvenir belt.

Keywords

Sleight, Eleanor Friend, 1912-2008; Mowry, Susan, 1945-; New Providence Island (Bahamas); Women merchants – Bahamas; Souvenirs (Keepsakes) – Bahamas; Straw work -- Bahamas -- 1950-1960

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

Nassau- Hopetown Slides

Link to Descriptive Guide

https://scua.library.ucf.edu/repositories/4/resources/105

Recommended Citation

"Eleanor Friend Sleight and her daughter Susan buying a souvenir belt from a Bahamian straw vendor" (1959). British West Indies Bahamas HopeTown Slides. 8.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/bwi-slides-hopetown/8