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Uniform Title
The Bryant Slides Collection
Photo Description
In 1765, the Saint Vincent Botanic Gardens were established in the West Indies and is believed to be the first botanical gardens in the Western Hemisphere. General Robert Melville, Governor of the Windward Islands, and George Young, a British military surgeon, worked together to established the gardens installing Young as the gardens’ first superintendent. This image shows a lily pond with a fountain. A man in shorts and a khaki shirt can be seen standing near the fountain. The botanical gardens have been planted with palm trees, poinsettias, bougainvilleas, and chenille plants.
Keywords
Kingstown (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -- Kingstown -- Description and travelBotanical gardens -- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -- Kingstown -- 1960-1970Fountains -- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -- Kingstown -- 1960-1970Plants, Flowering of -- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -- Kingstown -- 1960-1970Palms -- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -- Kingstown -- 1960-1970
Format
image/jpeg
Size Original
35 mm
Coverage-Temporal
Saint Vincent -- Caribbean region -- Kingstown, Saint George
Identifier
DP0003490
Rights
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Collection
Link to Descriptive Guide
Recommended Citation
"A man standing near a fountain in Saint Vincent Botanic Gardens" (1968). British West Indies Saint Vincent Slides. 4.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/bwi-slides-saintvincent/4
Keywords
Kingstown (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -- Kingstown -- Description and travelBotanical gardens -- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -- Kingstown -- 1960-1970Fountains -- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -- Kingstown -- 1960-1970Plants, Flowering of -- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -- Kingstown -- 1960-1970Palms -- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -- Kingstown -- 1960-1970
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