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.
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.
Bahamas -- North America -- Nassau, New Providence Island
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