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The photograph features a black and white image of Frenchman's Hill, a volcanic spur located in Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas Island. Several buildings make up the image's foreground, and in the background, a waterway surrounded by hills is pictured. The image is mounted on an off-white sheet of paper that features handwritten documentary information. It was enclosed in a light-brown wood frame (which featured a sticker inscribed with the number 614) but was removed for preservation.

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Approximate Creation Date

n.d.

Measurement

7 3/4 X 10 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

paper and ink

Inscription

recto, below photograph, handwritten in ink: Frenchman's Hill. St. Thomas. West-Indies. / Named for a colony of Huguenots Refugees, and still / occupied by many decendants [sic] , the foundations of their church / still remain on the hill top among houses on the left. The church itself / was blown away in a hurricane. / Presented by Anson Du Bois

Subjects

Huguenot church buildings; Saint Thomas (United States Virgin Islands : Island)

Work Type

photographic print

Class

photos

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

ID

7030

Digital ID

FVW_07030

Current Location

Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)

Repository

Mississippi State University Libraries.

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

Frenchman's Hill. St. Thomas. West-Indies.

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