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Reel 1.
Intertitle gives viewer a brief introduction to the history of British Guiana. Georgetown on the Demerara River - the capital. View from on board a boat. The Government Ferry. La Penitence Wharf. People stand on the docks. Views of the Georgetown streets from the front of a tram. Another tram passes in the opposite direction. Men laying tram tracks move out of the way as the tram approaches.
We see Georgetown police station. Also seen are lorries crammed with people, tree lined avenues, grand colonial buildings etc. Armistice Day parade. British Guiana Militia and Police form a Guard of Honour. Golf is popular in Georgetown. Well-to-do white men and their wives arrive at a golf course by car. We see some of the men teeing off. They have a black caddie. Cricket and tennis are also played in Georgetown. Queen's College is the big school and football is the popular game. Views of the Botanical Gardens from a moving vehicle. A group of young people pose for the cameras. One of the women smokes and another sits under a parasol. They walk along a path and a car drives past.
The British Militia band plays by the sea wall. Children walk along the sea wall. The band plays in a bandstand. The fire brigade - the men run out of a building and climb aboard a fire engine. Two engines drive off down the street. Fire fighting techniques are demonstrated. The firemen are black, there is a white supervisor. Two fire floats - the "Vesta" and "Alert" keep watch on the quay side.
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Scenes from airplane window.
Grass roofed buildings; people on a highway; general
scenes along road.
"Holy Perseverance Bar. "
Wooden and thatched buildings and shelters. Fruit for sale. Cart, bicycle, foot traffic.
Sailboat.
Fairly large town. Clock tower. Market.
People on deck of ship.
Carts parked in town.
Street scenes.
Canal.
Food for sale in shelved wooden box.
Sign: "Alex, Gabb. Tin and Gutter Smith. "
Sign: "General Store. "
Umbrella over food at side of road.
Many wooden foot bridges over canal or stream.
Horse-drawn barge in canal.
Small canoe upside down.
Man carrying bundle of sticks.
Octagonal wooden church (?) with steeple.
Land crabs or spiders.
Boats in stream.
Marsh.
Sign: "Radio service. . . "
Town: houses have extensions built on piers over canal.
Large corrugated metal-roofed shelter.
Large stone arch standing alone.
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British Guiana.
GVs. Typical street and houses, and palm trees. Various shots of a woman unclothing baby and washing him in pail. Various shots of woman washing clothes by river bank, using primitive method. LS. Large number of cyclists following Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders through town. Various shots, market. GV. Stalls and shops in market place. CU. Commodities on sale, including fruit and fish. LS. People alighting from ferry boat. GV. Modern type cinema. Various shots, various types of houses. LS. Railway engine crossing road. (Orig. Neg.)
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Atkinson Field.
Documentation contains newspaper cutting from the Daily Chronicle about Hopkinson, Minister of State for Colonial Affairs arriving in British Guiana to begin discusions with Sir Alfred Savage on British Guiana's constitutional crisis.
LS. Plane arriving (from Trinidad). MS. Brigadier Jackson and Sir Alfred Savage waiting for plane. MS. Mr. Henry Hopkinson alighting from plane. MCU. He is greeted by Sir Alfred Savage. MCU. Walking to the Governor's car. They get into car and drive away. Mr. Burnham arrives in car and alights - and big C.U. Dr. Jagan arrives driving own car, with Mrs. Jagan. They pose by car with son Joe. Group outside airport. Group waiting to say goodbye to Jagan and Burnham. Miss Shirley Henry pins good luck charm onto Burnham Jagan smiling, listens to Percy Dundas wishing him Good Speed and Safe Return. The Group sing the Red Flag. Lady in light dress - Burnham's sister. Burnham and Jagan walk to plane, mount steps and give salute.
(Orig.Neg.)
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historical footage of Queen Elizabeth's visit to then British Guiana (Renamed Guyana after independence)
- published: 28 Sep 2013
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Mike Thomson investigates how Britain covertly manipulated the democratic process in its South American colony, then known as British Guiana, in the run-up to its independence in 1966. Mike discovers new documents showing that a conference held to determine the country's future was deliberately scuppered.
On the face of it, the conference, held in London in October 1963, was designed to confirm the constitutional future of British Guiana. Publicly Britain encouraged the country's Prime Minister Dr Cheddi Jagan – who had been fairly elected in 1961 – and the leader of the opposition, Linden Forbes Burnham, to agree terms for independence. However, documents reveal that, behind the scenes, the British were working to a different outcome – to ensure that agreement was never reached.
The British, under pressure from the Kennedy administration which feared Dr Jagan's Marxist leanings, were determined that he would not lead the country to independence. To this end they suggested a form of proportional representation in forthcoming elections, knowing full well that Dr Jagan would not agree to these terms as they would favour his rival. When the conference ended in deadlock, as the British hoped it would, proportional representation was duly implemented and the following year Dr Jagan was ousted, much to the relief of the superpowers.
- published: 17 Feb 2015
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The world's most legendary postage stamp, the unique 1856 British Guiana 1¢ Magenta, was auctioned June 17 at Sotheby's in New York for a record-shattering $9.48 million. That figure, which includes a 20 percent buyer's commission, is almost exactly 10 times what the stamp last sold for in 1980 — then also a record price. Even adjusting for inflation, the new realization is about double the old one, a good omen, indeed, for the philatelic world. Visit Linns.com for additional coverage of this story.
- published: 18 Jun 2014
- views: 1676
There is a sense of urgency in this film as it follows world changing events in four continents culminating in the brutal sugar cane plantations of the Caribbean. Through out the British Empire it was thought that slavery was abolished in 1833, but the British plantation owners wouldn't have it. It reveals the trials and tribulations of both the resilent African slaves and the unsuspecting Indians from Calcutta who were sold on the golden dreams of "El Dorado" only to find themselves on a slave ship to hard labor in an unforgiving land. Each faced perils at the hands of British plantation owners who positioned these two exploited people against each other. The character of Laxman defies centuries of colonial exploitation and forces the hand of the British Empire to ultimately enforce the abolition of slavery once and for all.
- published: 03 May 2012
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British Guiana was the name of the British colony on the northern coast of South America, now the independent nation of Guyana.
The area was originally settled by the Dutch at the start of the 17th century as the colonies of Essequibo, Demerara, and Berbice. These three colonies were captured by the British in 1796; they were returned to the (Dutch) Batavian Republic in 1802, but were again captured by British forces a year later and were officially ceded to the United Kingdom in 1814, and consolidated into a single colony in 1831. The colony's capital was at Georgetown (known as Stabroek prior to 1812). Guyana went on to become independent of the United Kingdom on 26 May 1966.
There had been at least two unsuccessful attempts by the English to colonise the lands that would later be known as British Guiana during the 17th century, when the Dutch had established two colonies in the area: Essequibo, administered by the Dutch West India Company, and Berbice, administered by the Berbice Association. A third colony, Demerara, was established under the West India Company in the mid-18th century. Effective British control began in 1796 during the French Revolutionary Wars, at which time the Netherlands were under French occupation and Great Britain and France were at war. A British expeditionary force was dispatched from its colony of Barbados to seize the colonies from the French-dominated Batavian Republic. The colonies surrendered without a struggle, and initially very little changed, as the British agreed to allow the long-established laws of the colonies to remain in force.
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12:31British Guiana - The Country And Its Industries Reel 1 (1924)
British Guiana - The Country And Its Industries Reel 1 (1924)British Guiana - The Country And Its Industries Reel 1 (1924)
Reel 1. Intertitle gives viewer a brief introduction to the history of British Guiana. Georgetown on the Demerara River - the capital. View from on board a boat. The Government Ferry. La Penitence Wharf. People stand on the docks. Views of the Georgetown streets from the front of a tram. Another tram passes in the opposite direction. Men laying tram tracks move out of the way as the tram approaches. We see Georgetown police station. Also seen are lorries crammed with people, tree lined avenues, grand colonial buildings etc. Armistice Day parade. British Guiana Militia and Police form a Guard of Honour. Golf is popular in Georgetown. Well-to-do white men and their wives arrive at a golf course by car. We see some of the men teeing off. They have a black caddie. Cricket and tennis are also played in Georgetown. Queen's College is the big school and football is the popular game. Views of the Botanical Gardens from a moving vehicle. A group of young people pose for the cameras. One of the women smokes and another sits under a parasol. They walk along a path and a car drives past. The British Militia band plays by the sea wall. Children walk along the sea wall. The band plays in a bandstand. The fire brigade - the men run out of a building and climb aboard a fire engine. Two engines drive off down the street. Fire fighting techniques are demonstrated. The firemen are black, there is a white supervisor. Two fire floats - the "Vesta" and "Alert" keep watch on the quay side. See other reels. 90,000 historic films, all SEARCHABLE on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/britishpathe Join us on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/britishpathe Tweet us @britishpathe FILM ID:3143.03 -
9:55Pt. 2 British Guiana
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9:59Pt. 3 British-Guiana
Pt. 3 British-Guiana -
17:38British Guiana 1948 Reel 1 of 8
British Guiana 1948 Reel 1 of 8British Guiana 1948 Reel 1 of 8
Scenes from airplane window. Grass roofed buildings; people on a highway; general scenes along road. "Holy Perseverance Bar. " Wooden and thatched buildings and shelters. Fruit for sale. Cart, bicycle, foot traffic. Sailboat. Fairly large town. Clock tower. Market. People on deck of ship. Carts parked in town. Street scenes. Canal. Food for sale in shelved wooden box. Sign: "Alex, Gabb. Tin and Gutter Smith. " Sign: "General Store. " Umbrella over food at side of road. Many wooden foot bridges over canal or stream. Horse-drawn barge in canal. Small canoe upside down. Man carrying bundle of sticks. Octagonal wooden church (?) with steeple. Land crabs or spiders. Boats in stream. Marsh. Sign: "Radio service. . . " Town: houses have extensions built on piers over canal. Large corrugated metal-roofed shelter. Large stone arch standing alone. -
3:44British Guiana (1953)
British Guiana (1953)British Guiana (1953)
British Guiana. GVs. Typical street and houses, and palm trees. Various shots of a woman unclothing baby and washing him in pail. Various shots of woman washing clothes by river bank, using primitive method. LS. Large number of cyclists following Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders through town. Various shots, market. GV. Stalls and shops in market place. CU. Commodities on sale, including fruit and fish. LS. People alighting from ferry boat. GV. Modern type cinema. Various shots, various types of houses. LS. Railway engine crossing road. (Orig. Neg.) 90,000 historic films, all SEARCHABLE on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/britishpathe Join us on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/britishpathe Tweet us @britishpathe FILM ID:2482.03 -
3:15Crisis In British Guiana (1953)
Crisis In British Guiana (1953)Crisis In British Guiana (1953)
Atkinson Field. Documentation contains newspaper cutting from the Daily Chronicle about Hopkinson, Minister of State for Colonial Affairs arriving in British Guiana to begin discusions with Sir Alfred Savage on British Guiana's constitutional crisis. LS. Plane arriving (from Trinidad). MS. Brigadier Jackson and Sir Alfred Savage waiting for plane. MS. Mr. Henry Hopkinson alighting from plane. MCU. He is greeted by Sir Alfred Savage. MCU. Walking to the Governor's car. They get into car and drive away. Mr. Burnham arrives in car and alights - and big C.U. Dr. Jagan arrives driving own car, with Mrs. Jagan. They pose by car with son Joe. Group outside airport. Group waiting to say goodbye to Jagan and Burnham. Miss Shirley Henry pins good luck charm onto Burnham Jagan smiling, listens to Percy Dundas wishing him Good Speed and Safe Return. The Group sing the Red Flag. Lady in light dress - Burnham's sister. Burnham and Jagan walk to plane, mount steps and give salute. (Orig.Neg.) 90,000 historic films, all SEARCHABLE on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/britishpathe Join us on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/britishpathe Tweet us @britishpathe FILM ID:2490.31 -
4:16HM The Queen Visits British Guiana, 1966
HM The Queen Visits British Guiana, 1966HM The Queen Visits British Guiana, 1966
historical footage of Queen Elizabeth's visit to then British Guiana (Renamed Guyana after independence) -
28:01A look at how the British undermined democracy in British Guiana when it ousted Dr Jagan
A look at how the British undermined democracy in British Guiana when it ousted Dr JaganA look at how the British undermined democracy in British Guiana when it ousted Dr Jagan
Mike Thomson investigates how Britain covertly manipulated the democratic process in its South American colony, then known as British Guiana, in the run-up to its independence in 1966. Mike discovers new documents showing that a conference held to determine the country's future was deliberately scuppered. On the face of it, the conference, held in London in October 1963, was designed to confirm the constitutional future of British Guiana. Publicly Britain encouraged the country's Prime Minister Dr Cheddi Jagan – who had been fairly elected in 1961 – and the leader of the opposition, Linden Forbes Burnham, to agree terms for independence. However, documents reveal that, behind the scenes, the British were working to a different outcome – to ensure that agreement was never reached. The British, under pressure from the Kennedy administration which feared Dr Jagan's Marxist leanings, were determined that he would not lead the country to independence. To this end they suggested a form of proportional representation in forthcoming elections, knowing full well that Dr Jagan would not agree to these terms as they would favour his rival. When the conference ended in deadlock, as the British hoped it would, proportional representation was duly implemented and the following year Dr Jagan was ousted, much to the relief of the superpowers. -
3:07British Guiana 1¢ Magenta stamp sold for $9.5 million
British Guiana 1¢ Magenta stamp sold for $9.5 millionBritish Guiana 1¢ Magenta stamp sold for $9.5 million
The world's most legendary postage stamp, the unique 1856 British Guiana 1¢ Magenta, was auctioned June 17 at Sotheby's in New York for a record-shattering $9.48 million. That figure, which includes a 20 percent buyer's commission, is almost exactly 10 times what the stamp last sold for in 1980 — then also a record price. Even adjusting for inflation, the new realization is about double the old one, a good omen, indeed, for the philatelic world. Visit Linns.com for additional coverage of this story. -
2:54GUIANA 1838 - A film by Rohit Jagessar
GUIANA 1838 - A film by Rohit JagessarGUIANA 1838 - A film by Rohit Jagessar
There is a sense of urgency in this film as it follows world changing events in four continents culminating in the brutal sugar cane plantations of the Caribbean. Through out the British Empire it was thought that slavery was abolished in 1833, but the British plantation owners wouldn't have it. It reveals the trials and tribulations of both the resilent African slaves and the unsuspecting Indians from Calcutta who were sold on the golden dreams of "El Dorado" only to find themselves on a slave ship to hard labor in an unforgiving land. Each faced perils at the hands of British plantation owners who positioned these two exploited people against each other. The character of Laxman defies centuries of colonial exploitation and forces the hand of the British Empire to ultimately enforce the abolition of slavery once and for all.
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British Guiana - The Country And Its Industries Reel 1 (1924)
Reel 1. Intertitle gives viewer a brief introduction to the history of British Guiana. Georgetown on the Demerara River - the capital. View from on board a boat. The Government Ferry. La Penitence Wharf. People stand on the docks. Views of the Georgetown streets from the front of a tram. Another tram passes in the opposite direction. Men laying tram tracks move out of the way as the tram approaches. We see Georgetown police station. Also seen are lorries crammed with people, tree lined avenues, grand colonial buildings etc. Armistice Day parade. British Guiana Militia and Police form a Guard of Honour. Golf is popular in Georgetown. Well-to-do white men and their wives arrive at a golf course by car. We see some of the men teeing off. They have a black caddie. Cri... -
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British Guiana 1948 Reel 1 of 8
Scenes from airplane window. Grass roofed buildings; people on a highway; general scenes along road. "Holy Perseverance Bar. " Wooden and thatched buildings and shelters. Fruit for sale. Cart, bicycle, foot traffic. Sailboat. Fairly large town. Clock tower. Market. People on deck of ship. Carts parked in town. Street scenes. Canal. Food for sale in shelved wooden box. Sign: "Alex, Gabb. Tin and Gutter Smith. " Sign: "General Store. " Umbrella over food at side of road. Many wooden foot bridges over canal or stream. Horse-drawn barge in canal. Small canoe upside down. Man carrying bundle of sticks. Octagonal wooden church (?) with steeple. Land crabs or spiders. Boats in stream. Marsh. Sign: "Radio service. . . " Town: houses have extensions built on piers over canal. Large corrugated metal... -
British Guiana (1953)
British Guiana. GVs. Typical street and houses, and palm trees. Various shots of a woman unclothing baby and washing him in pail. Various shots of woman washing clothes by river bank, using primitive method. LS. Large number of cyclists following Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders through town. Various shots, market. GV. Stalls and shops in market place. CU. Commodities on sale, including fruit and fish. LS. People alighting from ferry boat. GV. Modern type cinema. Various shots, various types of houses. LS. Railway engine crossing road. (Orig. Neg.) 90,000 historic films, all SEARCHABLE on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/britishpathe Join us on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/britishpathe Tweet us @britishpathe FILM ID:2482.03 -
Crisis In British Guiana (1953)
Atkinson Field. Documentation contains newspaper cutting from the Daily Chronicle about Hopkinson, Minister of State for Colonial Affairs arriving in British Guiana to begin discusions with Sir Alfred Savage on British Guiana's constitutional crisis. LS. Plane arriving (from Trinidad). MS. Brigadier Jackson and Sir Alfred Savage waiting for plane. MS. Mr. Henry Hopkinson alighting from plane. MCU. He is greeted by Sir Alfred Savage. MCU. Walking to the Governor's car. They get into car and drive away. Mr. Burnham arrives in car and alights - and big C.U. Dr. Jagan arrives driving own car, with Mrs. Jagan. They pose by car with son Joe. Group outside airport. Group waiting to say goodbye to Jagan and Burnham. Miss Shirley Henry pins good luck charm onto Burnham Jagan smiling, listen... -
HM The Queen Visits British Guiana, 1966
historical footage of Queen Elizabeth's visit to then British Guiana (Renamed Guyana after independence) -
A look at how the British undermined democracy in British Guiana when it ousted Dr Jagan
Mike Thomson investigates how Britain covertly manipulated the democratic process in its South American colony, then known as British Guiana, in the run-up to its independence in 1966. Mike discovers new documents showing that a conference held to determine the country's future was deliberately scuppered. On the face of it, the conference, held in London in October 1963, was designed to confirm the constitutional future of British Guiana. Publicly Britain encouraged the country's Prime Minister Dr Cheddi Jagan – who had been fairly elected in 1961 – and the leader of the opposition, Linden Forbes Burnham, to agree terms for independence. However, documents reveal that, behind the scenes, the British were working to a different outcome – to ensure that agreement was never reached. The Briti... -
British Guiana 1¢ Magenta stamp sold for $9.5 million
The world's most legendary postage stamp, the unique 1856 British Guiana 1¢ Magenta, was auctioned June 17 at Sotheby's in New York for a record-shattering $9.48 million. That figure, which includes a 20 percent buyer's commission, is almost exactly 10 times what the stamp last sold for in 1980 — then also a record price. Even adjusting for inflation, the new realization is about double the old one, a good omen, indeed, for the philatelic world. Visit Linns.com for additional coverage of this story. -
GUIANA 1838 - A film by Rohit Jagessar
There is a sense of urgency in this film as it follows world changing events in four continents culminating in the brutal sugar cane plantations of the Caribbean. Through out the British Empire it was thought that slavery was abolished in 1833, but the British plantation owners wouldn't have it. It reveals the trials and tribulations of both the resilent African slaves and the unsuspecting Indians from Calcutta who were sold on the golden dreams of "El Dorado" only to find themselves on a slave ship to hard labor in an unforgiving land. Each faced perils at the hands of British plantation owners who positioned these two exploited people against each other. The character of Laxman defies centuries of colonial exploitation and forces the hand of the British Empire to ultimately enforce the a...
British Guiana - The Country And Its Industries Reel 1 (1924)
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- Updated: 13 Apr 2014
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Reel 1.
Intertitle gives viewer a brief introduction to the history of British Guiana. Georgetown on the Demerara River - the capital. View from on board...
Reel 1.
Intertitle gives viewer a brief introduction to the history of British Guiana. Georgetown on the Demerara River - the capital. View from on board a boat. The Government Ferry. La Penitence Wharf. People stand on the docks. Views of the Georgetown streets from the front of a tram. Another tram passes in the opposite direction. Men laying tram tracks move out of the way as the tram approaches.
We see Georgetown police station. Also seen are lorries crammed with people, tree lined avenues, grand colonial buildings etc. Armistice Day parade. British Guiana Militia and Police form a Guard of Honour. Golf is popular in Georgetown. Well-to-do white men and their wives arrive at a golf course by car. We see some of the men teeing off. They have a black caddie. Cricket and tennis are also played in Georgetown. Queen's College is the big school and football is the popular game. Views of the Botanical Gardens from a moving vehicle. A group of young people pose for the cameras. One of the women smokes and another sits under a parasol. They walk along a path and a car drives past.
The British Militia band plays by the sea wall. Children walk along the sea wall. The band plays in a bandstand. The fire brigade - the men run out of a building and climb aboard a fire engine. Two engines drive off down the street. Fire fighting techniques are demonstrated. The firemen are black, there is a white supervisor. Two fire floats - the "Vesta" and "Alert" keep watch on the quay side.
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Reel 1.
Intertitle gives viewer a brief introduction to the history of British Guiana. Georgetown on the Demerara River - the capital. View from on board a boat. The Government Ferry. La Penitence Wharf. People stand on the docks. Views of the Georgetown streets from the front of a tram. Another tram passes in the opposite direction. Men laying tram tracks move out of the way as the tram approaches.
We see Georgetown police station. Also seen are lorries crammed with people, tree lined avenues, grand colonial buildings etc. Armistice Day parade. British Guiana Militia and Police form a Guard of Honour. Golf is popular in Georgetown. Well-to-do white men and their wives arrive at a golf course by car. We see some of the men teeing off. They have a black caddie. Cricket and tennis are also played in Georgetown. Queen's College is the big school and football is the popular game. Views of the Botanical Gardens from a moving vehicle. A group of young people pose for the cameras. One of the women smokes and another sits under a parasol. They walk along a path and a car drives past.
The British Militia band plays by the sea wall. Children walk along the sea wall. The band plays in a bandstand. The fire brigade - the men run out of a building and climb aboard a fire engine. Two engines drive off down the street. Fire fighting techniques are demonstrated. The firemen are black, there is a white supervisor. Two fire floats - the "Vesta" and "Alert" keep watch on the quay side.
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Pt. 2 British Guiana
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Some scenes from the old British Guiana, Guyana
Some scenes from the old British Guiana, Guyana
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Pt. 3 British-Guiana
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Some scenes on the folks in British Guiana in the 1940s
Some scenes on the folks in British Guiana in the 1940s
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British Guiana 1948 Reel 1 of 8
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Scenes from airplane window.
Grass roofed buildings; people on a highway; general
scenes along road.
"Holy Perseverance Bar. "
Wooden and thatched buildings and...
Scenes from airplane window.
Grass roofed buildings; people on a highway; general
scenes along road.
"Holy Perseverance Bar. "
Wooden and thatched buildings and shelters. Fruit for sale. Cart, bicycle, foot traffic.
Sailboat.
Fairly large town. Clock tower. Market.
People on deck of ship.
Carts parked in town.
Street scenes.
Canal.
Food for sale in shelved wooden box.
Sign: "Alex, Gabb. Tin and Gutter Smith. "
Sign: "General Store. "
Umbrella over food at side of road.
Many wooden foot bridges over canal or stream.
Horse-drawn barge in canal.
Small canoe upside down.
Man carrying bundle of sticks.
Octagonal wooden church (?) with steeple.
Land crabs or spiders.
Boats in stream.
Marsh.
Sign: "Radio service. . . "
Town: houses have extensions built on piers over canal.
Large corrugated metal-roofed shelter.
Large stone arch standing alone.
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Scenes from airplane window.
Grass roofed buildings; people on a highway; general
scenes along road.
"Holy Perseverance Bar. "
Wooden and thatched buildings and shelters. Fruit for sale. Cart, bicycle, foot traffic.
Sailboat.
Fairly large town. Clock tower. Market.
People on deck of ship.
Carts parked in town.
Street scenes.
Canal.
Food for sale in shelved wooden box.
Sign: "Alex, Gabb. Tin and Gutter Smith. "
Sign: "General Store. "
Umbrella over food at side of road.
Many wooden foot bridges over canal or stream.
Horse-drawn barge in canal.
Small canoe upside down.
Man carrying bundle of sticks.
Octagonal wooden church (?) with steeple.
Land crabs or spiders.
Boats in stream.
Marsh.
Sign: "Radio service. . . "
Town: houses have extensions built on piers over canal.
Large corrugated metal-roofed shelter.
Large stone arch standing alone.
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British Guiana (1953)
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British Guiana.
GVs. Typical street and houses, and palm trees. Various shots of a woman unclothing baby and washing him in pail. Various shots of woman was...
British Guiana.
GVs. Typical street and houses, and palm trees. Various shots of a woman unclothing baby and washing him in pail. Various shots of woman washing clothes by river bank, using primitive method. LS. Large number of cyclists following Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders through town. Various shots, market. GV. Stalls and shops in market place. CU. Commodities on sale, including fruit and fish. LS. People alighting from ferry boat. GV. Modern type cinema. Various shots, various types of houses. LS. Railway engine crossing road. (Orig. Neg.)
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British Guiana.
GVs. Typical street and houses, and palm trees. Various shots of a woman unclothing baby and washing him in pail. Various shots of woman washing clothes by river bank, using primitive method. LS. Large number of cyclists following Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders through town. Various shots, market. GV. Stalls and shops in market place. CU. Commodities on sale, including fruit and fish. LS. People alighting from ferry boat. GV. Modern type cinema. Various shots, various types of houses. LS. Railway engine crossing road. (Orig. Neg.)
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Crisis In British Guiana (1953)
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Atkinson Field.
Documentation contains newspaper cutting from the Daily Chronicle about Hopkinson, Minister of State for Colonial Affairs arriving in Britis...
Atkinson Field.
Documentation contains newspaper cutting from the Daily Chronicle about Hopkinson, Minister of State for Colonial Affairs arriving in British Guiana to begin discusions with Sir Alfred Savage on British Guiana's constitutional crisis.
LS. Plane arriving (from Trinidad). MS. Brigadier Jackson and Sir Alfred Savage waiting for plane. MS. Mr. Henry Hopkinson alighting from plane. MCU. He is greeted by Sir Alfred Savage. MCU. Walking to the Governor's car. They get into car and drive away. Mr. Burnham arrives in car and alights - and big C.U. Dr. Jagan arrives driving own car, with Mrs. Jagan. They pose by car with son Joe. Group outside airport. Group waiting to say goodbye to Jagan and Burnham. Miss Shirley Henry pins good luck charm onto Burnham Jagan smiling, listens to Percy Dundas wishing him Good Speed and Safe Return. The Group sing the Red Flag. Lady in light dress - Burnham's sister. Burnham and Jagan walk to plane, mount steps and give salute.
(Orig.Neg.)
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Documentation contains newspaper cutting from the Daily Chronicle about Hopkinson, Minister of State for Colonial Affairs arriving in British Guiana to begin discusions with Sir Alfred Savage on British Guiana's constitutional crisis.
LS. Plane arriving (from Trinidad). MS. Brigadier Jackson and Sir Alfred Savage waiting for plane. MS. Mr. Henry Hopkinson alighting from plane. MCU. He is greeted by Sir Alfred Savage. MCU. Walking to the Governor's car. They get into car and drive away. Mr. Burnham arrives in car and alights - and big C.U. Dr. Jagan arrives driving own car, with Mrs. Jagan. They pose by car with son Joe. Group outside airport. Group waiting to say goodbye to Jagan and Burnham. Miss Shirley Henry pins good luck charm onto Burnham Jagan smiling, listens to Percy Dundas wishing him Good Speed and Safe Return. The Group sing the Red Flag. Lady in light dress - Burnham's sister. Burnham and Jagan walk to plane, mount steps and give salute.
(Orig.Neg.)
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HM The Queen Visits British Guiana, 1966
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historical footage of Queen Elizabeth's visit to then British Guiana (Renamed Guyana after independence)
historical footage of Queen Elizabeth's visit to then British Guiana (Renamed Guyana after independence)
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historical footage of Queen Elizabeth's visit to then British Guiana (Renamed Guyana after independence)
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A look at how the British undermined democracy in British Guiana when it ousted Dr Jagan
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Mike Thomson investigates how Britain covertly manipulated the democratic process in its South American colony, then known as British Guiana, in the run-up to i...
Mike Thomson investigates how Britain covertly manipulated the democratic process in its South American colony, then known as British Guiana, in the run-up to its independence in 1966. Mike discovers new documents showing that a conference held to determine the country's future was deliberately scuppered.
On the face of it, the conference, held in London in October 1963, was designed to confirm the constitutional future of British Guiana. Publicly Britain encouraged the country's Prime Minister Dr Cheddi Jagan – who had been fairly elected in 1961 – and the leader of the opposition, Linden Forbes Burnham, to agree terms for independence. However, documents reveal that, behind the scenes, the British were working to a different outcome – to ensure that agreement was never reached.
The British, under pressure from the Kennedy administration which feared Dr Jagan's Marxist leanings, were determined that he would not lead the country to independence. To this end they suggested a form of proportional representation in forthcoming elections, knowing full well that Dr Jagan would not agree to these terms as they would favour his rival. When the conference ended in deadlock, as the British hoped it would, proportional representation was duly implemented and the following year Dr Jagan was ousted, much to the relief of the superpowers.
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Mike Thomson investigates how Britain covertly manipulated the democratic process in its South American colony, then known as British Guiana, in the run-up to its independence in 1966. Mike discovers new documents showing that a conference held to determine the country's future was deliberately scuppered.
On the face of it, the conference, held in London in October 1963, was designed to confirm the constitutional future of British Guiana. Publicly Britain encouraged the country's Prime Minister Dr Cheddi Jagan – who had been fairly elected in 1961 – and the leader of the opposition, Linden Forbes Burnham, to agree terms for independence. However, documents reveal that, behind the scenes, the British were working to a different outcome – to ensure that agreement was never reached.
The British, under pressure from the Kennedy administration which feared Dr Jagan's Marxist leanings, were determined that he would not lead the country to independence. To this end they suggested a form of proportional representation in forthcoming elections, knowing full well that Dr Jagan would not agree to these terms as they would favour his rival. When the conference ended in deadlock, as the British hoped it would, proportional representation was duly implemented and the following year Dr Jagan was ousted, much to the relief of the superpowers.
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British Guiana 1¢ Magenta stamp sold for $9.5 million
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The world's most legendary postage stamp, the unique 1856 British Guiana 1¢ Magenta, was auctioned June 17 at Sotheby's in New York for a record-shattering $9.4...
The world's most legendary postage stamp, the unique 1856 British Guiana 1¢ Magenta, was auctioned June 17 at Sotheby's in New York for a record-shattering $9.48 million. That figure, which includes a 20 percent buyer's commission, is almost exactly 10 times what the stamp last sold for in 1980 — then also a record price. Even adjusting for inflation, the new realization is about double the old one, a good omen, indeed, for the philatelic world. Visit Linns.com for additional coverage of this story.
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The world's most legendary postage stamp, the unique 1856 British Guiana 1¢ Magenta, was auctioned June 17 at Sotheby's in New York for a record-shattering $9.48 million. That figure, which includes a 20 percent buyer's commission, is almost exactly 10 times what the stamp last sold for in 1980 — then also a record price. Even adjusting for inflation, the new realization is about double the old one, a good omen, indeed, for the philatelic world. Visit Linns.com for additional coverage of this story.
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GUIANA 1838 - A film by Rohit Jagessar
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There is a sense of urgency in this film as it follows world changing events in four continents culminating in the brutal sugar cane plantations of the Caribbea...
There is a sense of urgency in this film as it follows world changing events in four continents culminating in the brutal sugar cane plantations of the Caribbean. Through out the British Empire it was thought that slavery was abolished in 1833, but the British plantation owners wouldn't have it. It reveals the trials and tribulations of both the resilent African slaves and the unsuspecting Indians from Calcutta who were sold on the golden dreams of "El Dorado" only to find themselves on a slave ship to hard labor in an unforgiving land. Each faced perils at the hands of British plantation owners who positioned these two exploited people against each other. The character of Laxman defies centuries of colonial exploitation and forces the hand of the British Empire to ultimately enforce the abolition of slavery once and for all.
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There is a sense of urgency in this film as it follows world changing events in four continents culminating in the brutal sugar cane plantations of the Caribbean. Through out the British Empire it was thought that slavery was abolished in 1833, but the British plantation owners wouldn't have it. It reveals the trials and tribulations of both the resilent African slaves and the unsuspecting Indians from Calcutta who were sold on the golden dreams of "El Dorado" only to find themselves on a slave ship to hard labor in an unforgiving land. Each faced perils at the hands of British plantation owners who positioned these two exploited people against each other. The character of Laxman defies centuries of colonial exploitation and forces the hand of the British Empire to ultimately enforce the abolition of slavery once and for all.
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A look at how the British undermined democracy in British Guiana when it ousted Dr Jagan
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British Guiana 1¢ Magenta stamp sold for $9.5 million
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Abu Sayyaf Beheads Another Canadian Hostage As Deadline Passes
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Another Canadian hostage held by the Abu Sayyaf terrorist group on a southern Philippine island after ransom demands apparently weren’t met, Al Jazeera reported Monday.The hostage, identified as Robert Hall, was confirmed dead by a military source who spoke to Al Jazeera on condition of anonymity prior to the official announcement, the report said....
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Obama: 'No Clear Evidence' Orlando Gunman Part Of Terror Plot [VIDEO]
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In a televised address Monday, U.S. President Barack Obama said there is “no clear evidence” the suspected gunman in the worst mass shooting in U.S. history, Omar Mateen, was part of a larger terrorist plot or that he was directed by any terrorist group, Time magazine reported. “This an example of the kind of homegrown extremism that all of us have been so concerned about for a very long time.” – U.S. President Barack Obama....
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Orlando shooting: Trump calls for Obama's resignation
Edit Deccan Herald 13 Jun 2016
Republican White House contender Donald Trump has called on President Barack Obama to resign for not using the term "radical Islamic terrorism" to describe the gay club massacre even as his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton backed redoubling of efforts to defeat terror groups ... In another tweet, Trump claimed that Mateen shouted "Allah hu Akbar!" as he slaughtered clubgoers. The police, however, is yet to corroborate this claim of Trump....
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WikiLeaks Says It Will Publish More Hillary Clinton Emails
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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange says that the whistleblower organization will publish more emails Hillary Clinton sent and received on her private email server while Secretary of State ... television on Sunday ... [The Guardian] ....
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Qatar convicts Dutch woman who says she was raped
Edit The Times of India 13 Jun 2016
DOHA. A DOHA court on Monday convicted a Dutch woman of adultery and handed her a one-year suspended sentence after she reported being raped while on holiday in Qatar. The 22-year-old woman, known only as Laura and who was not in court, was also fined 3,000 Qatari riyals ($800) and will be deported once she pays the fine, court officials said. She had denied the charge against her ... "The most important is that she gets home... RELATED....
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Stamp collecting: The mistakes worth millions
Edit BBC News 26 May 2016
While growing up in a village in Singapore, Richard Tan and his brothers used to rummage through their neighbours' rubbish bins looking for discarded letters ... How to invest in classic cars ... British stamp dealer Stanley Gibbons has been expanding in Asia in recent years to cater to the growing number of affluent collectors ... However, this is dwarfed compared to the "British Guiana one cent magenta" from 1856 ... ....
Saga of Indian immigration, and Komagata Maru
Edit The Hindu 23 May 2016
The ship Komagata Maru landed on the shores of British Columbia (Canada) in 1914 ... After about 40 days, on May 23, it arrived on the shores of British Columbia ... Upon its arrival back in Calcutta on September 27, British gunboats blocked the ship’s entry into the port ... After a 112-day voyage, they arrived in Guyana (then British Guiana) on May 5, 1838 ... Indian labourers were a cheap source of labour for British plantation owners....
The world’s most expensive stamp is coming to NYC
Edit New York Post 22 May 2016
The Hawaiian “missionary” stamp is worth some $2 million.Photo. AP. After hundreds of years, the humble postage stamp has yet to be licked. More than 50,000 stamp lovers are expected to flock to the Javits Center for a once-in-a-decade gathering that begins Saturday, when the World Stamp Show opens ... Here are some highlights ... Weitzman will display his 1856 British Guiana One-Cent Magenta, the only one in existence, at the show....
Mystery solved: Herald readers shed light on century-old American grave in Colombian town
Edit The Miami Herald 13 May 2016
“The readers of this and other newspapers will recall with pleasure a series of travel sketches written from the wilderness of British Guiana and Venezuela and published under the name of G ... In South America, Russell wrote about “swizzle” — a once famous cocktail in Guiana that’s now virtually extinct, and wove tales about gold mines “in the rank ......
City of London’s archives pay tribute to Caribbean hero (City of London)
Edit Public Technologies 21 Apr 2016
(Source. City of London). Notes for Editors.. For further information about this initiative, high resolution images and interviews with Samantha Moxon, please contact. ... Email ... 020 7332 3988 ... Born in British Guiana (now Guyana) in 1919, Cyril Ewart Lionel Grant served as a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War ... He became the first black person to appear regularly on British television ... Original Document....
That Trinidad products boycott call...how can we fix Caricom?
Edit Jamaica Observer 12 Apr 2016
For the record, Caricom came into existence in 1973 with the signing of the Treaty of Chaguaramas ,and its primary intention was the creation of a single market and economy replacing the Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA) which, at the time, only included a handful of Caribbean states such as British Guiana, Barbados and Antigua ... That was the spirit and the intent of the legislation ... Richard Hugh Blac ... www.yardabraawd.com ... ....
PIO seeks solace in Lucknow temple after tracing her roots in Pratapgarh
Edit The Times of India 21 Mar 2016
When 22-year-old Bhairon, a resident of Pratapgarh's Raniganj boarded the British ship Allenshaw proceeding to British Guiana on November 23, 1886 (at Calcutta), little had he anticipated that the place, where he lived would be visited by his descendants ... "In fact my maternal relatives had reached British Guiana much before my paternal relatives," ......
Black Lives Matter and the 'Irish slave' myth
Edit Al Jazeera 17 Mar 2016
In fact, it is well documented that there were Irish involved in the slave trade and that some were even - not only in Irish-dominated Montserrat but also in all the slaveholding states in the US, Jamaica, Barbados, British Guiana, Haiti, Trinidad, Antigua, Haiti, Martinique, the Danish West Indies and Cuba....
Anonymous buyer spends $700,000 on rare Penny Red stamp
Edit The Examiner 12 Mar 2016
One of the incredibly rare stamps was sold at auction for more than $700,000 to an unnamed British collector ... While the Plate 77 Penny Red was certainly among the most expensive stamps, its sale was still a far cry from the value of the British Guiana one-cent Black on Magenta, which sold in 2014 for $9.48 million....
This Little ‘Penny Red’ Stamp Just Sold For $700,000 — What Makes It So Valuable?
Edit Inquisitr 12 Mar 2016
A Penny Red stamp, one of only five known to exist in the world, was just sold to an anonymous British collector for a whopping $700,000, The Telegraph reported. Despite the hefty price tag, the British Plate 77 Penny Red is still not the most valuable of its kind ... A stamp called the British Guiana 1c Black on Magenta has earned that title; it sold in 2014 for $9.48 million....
UK’s second most valuable stamp sells for £495,000
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Plate 77 Penny Red, one of five used examples known to philatelists, bought by unnamed British collector. An incredibly rare Penny Red has become the UK’s second most valuable stamp after being sold to to an unnamed British collector for £495,000 ... This remains the British Guiana 1c Black on Magenta, which was sold in 2014 in New York for $9.48m (£6.7m)....
Aberystwyth University honours first female lawyer in the West Indies (Aberystwyth University)
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(Source. Aberystwyth University). 07 March 2016. The image of Iris de Freitas that appears on the postcard discovered on eBay. The chance discovery on eBay of a post card featuring a portrait of a young black woman in university robes has led a Welsh university to honour one of its alumni ... Born in 1896, Iris de Freitas was the daughter of a merchant in British Guiana ... The postcard is now in the University's archive ... AU6116. Back to the top....
When Stamp Collectors are Ready, Covers are Waiting
Edit About.com 21 Feb 2016
stamp honoring the fair, there were numerous event covers honoring everything from balloon ascensions to the visits of British Royalty ... Fakes ... Irving Weinberg proudly pictures the British Guiana one cent magenta - the most valuable object for its size and weight that exists - on his business envelope, thereby passing some true philatelic history onto the envelope's recipient at the price of an ordinary postage stamp ... ....
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