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Hamilton Hotel, Mechanics Hall, New Trinity Church from hill on co[u]s[in] Jas. E. Perot's place, Par-la-ville, Hamilton, [Bermuda] [graphic].
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Creator
Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer.
Title
Hamilton Hotel, Mechanics Hall, New Trinity Church from hill on co[u]s[in] Jas. E. Perot's place, Par-la-ville, Hamilton, [Bermuda] [graphic].
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1889
Date
April 3, 1889
Physical Description
1 photograph: glass negative; 5 x 8 in.
Description
Glass negative showing a view of various buildings partially obscured by treetops, including Hamilton Hotel, Trinity Church, and Mechanics Hall. Hamilton Hotel on the left has a arcade of pointed arches surmounted by a pediment. Mechancis Hall is in the center foreground while Trinity Church is visible in the background, still in construction. The Hamilton Hotel, built 1852-1861, was the first hotel in Bermuda. Opened in 1861, the hotel went through numerous additions and alterations to increase in size. It was razed by fire in 1955. Mechanics Hall was the home of the Bermuda Mechanics’ Beneficial Association, a Masonic lodge established in 1849. Until the building of the Colonial Opera House in 1908, the upper auditorium of the Hall served as the main concert and lecture hall for the city. The Association became a Friendly Society in 1888. Friendly societies, started in the 1830s, were formed by and for the black community to provide support through education, employment, and medical care. The Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, an Anglican church, was originally designed by James Cranston in 1845 and completed in 1869. A fire razed the building in 1884. It was rebuilt from designs by Scottish architect William Hay (1818-1888) from 1885 to 1905.
Notes
Photographer remarks: Developed 2/10/1890 - intensified.
Time: 1:30
Light: Good sun.
Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris.
Edited.
Subject
Hamilton Hotel (Bermuda Islands)
Mechanics Hall (Bermuda Islands)
Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity (Bermuda Islands)
Churches -- Bermuda Islands.
Hotels -- Bermuda Islands.
Philadelphia artists.
Geographic subject
Bermuda Islands.
Hamilton (Bermuda Islands)
Genre
Glass negatives.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Marriott C. Morris Collection [*P.9895.1496]
Accession number
*P.9895.1496
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