Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location.
Fort Montagu, completed by July 1742, was built from local limestone by Captain Peter Henry Bruche. It is the oldest of the island’s three forts, Fort Fincastle and Fort Charlotte. This fort guarded the eastern harbor of Nassau and only saw action during the invasion of rebel American troops during the Revolutionary War in 1776. A man and boy are on the outside of the fort. At the top of the fort are cannons and a British flag.
Bahamas -- North America --Nassau, New Providence Island
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