Coolie Depot, Nelson Island, Trinidad

Colour: Sepia; Style: Landscape; Other: Unbordered, Undivided The postcard shows Nelson Island which belongs to what was thought to be a group of "five islands" but which is actually a group of six islands located west of Port of Spain, the capital of Trinidad, in the Gulf of Paria. Nelson...

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Language:English
Published: 2011
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description Colour: Sepia; Style: Landscape; Other: Unbordered, Undivided The postcard shows Nelson Island which belongs to what was thought to be a group of "five islands" but which is actually a group of six islands located west of Port of Spain, the capital of Trinidad, in the Gulf of Paria. Nelson Island was used as the disembarkation point and quarantine station for indentured immigrants who came to Trinidad and Tobago from 1845-1917. Funding for this project has been provided by Mrs. Irma E. Goldstraw.
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spelling ftunivwestindies:oai:oai:uwispace.sta.uwi.edu:2139:2139/9647 2025-01-16T23:08:05+00:00 Coolie Depot, Nelson Island, Trinidad 2011-03-11 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/2139/9647 en eng http://hdl.handle.net/2139/9647 Please contact the Main Library, The University of the West Indies for permission to use the digitized images. wimail@sta.uwi.edu Trinidad and Tobago Postcards Islands--Trinidad and Tobago Indentured servants--Trinidad and Tobago Immigrants--Trinidad and Tobago Quarantine--Trinidad and Tobago Image 2011 ftunivwestindies 2023-06-13T16:13:58Z Colour: Sepia; Style: Landscape; Other: Unbordered, Undivided The postcard shows Nelson Island which belongs to what was thought to be a group of "five islands" but which is actually a group of six islands located west of Port of Spain, the capital of Trinidad, in the Gulf of Paria. Nelson Island was used as the disembarkation point and quarantine station for indentured immigrants who came to Trinidad and Tobago from 1845-1917. Funding for this project has been provided by Mrs. Irma E. Goldstraw. Still Image Nelson Island The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine: UWISpace Trinidad ENVELOPE(-60.734,-60.734,-63.816,-63.816) Five Islands ENVELOPE(-69.415,-69.415,60.184,60.184)
spellingShingle Trinidad and Tobago
Postcards
Islands--Trinidad and Tobago
Indentured servants--Trinidad and Tobago
Immigrants--Trinidad and Tobago
Quarantine--Trinidad and Tobago
Coolie Depot, Nelson Island, Trinidad
title Coolie Depot, Nelson Island, Trinidad
title_full Coolie Depot, Nelson Island, Trinidad
title_fullStr Coolie Depot, Nelson Island, Trinidad
title_full_unstemmed Coolie Depot, Nelson Island, Trinidad
title_short Coolie Depot, Nelson Island, Trinidad
title_sort coolie depot, nelson island, trinidad
topic Trinidad and Tobago
Postcards
Islands--Trinidad and Tobago
Indentured servants--Trinidad and Tobago
Immigrants--Trinidad and Tobago
Quarantine--Trinidad and Tobago
topic_facet Trinidad and Tobago
Postcards
Islands--Trinidad and Tobago
Indentured servants--Trinidad and Tobago
Immigrants--Trinidad and Tobago
Quarantine--Trinidad and Tobago
url http://hdl.handle.net/2139/9647