Thor Heyerdahl and family meet Barbadians from the deck of the Ra II.
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On Board Ra II After Arrival

Mary Ann Baker at right and Jill Otway on the Ra II.
Jill Otway on the Ra II cabin roof, Bridgetown
Mary Ann and Jill examine the kitchen!
Norman and Mary Ann Baker talk with Alan Otway and Pat Toppin.
On board of Ra II a few days after arrival - photographer Paul Mandeville talks with Pat Toppin while Alan Otway mans the ham radio.
'Thor Heyerdahl','Ra II','Ra 2','Ra II Bridgetown','Ra2 Bridgetown'
'Thor Heyerdahl','Ra II','Ra 2','Ra II Bridgetown','Ra2 Bridgetown'
'Thor Heyerdahl','Ra II','Ra 2','Ra II Bridgetown','Ra2 Bridgetown'
Ra II morning after arrival foredeck from mast
'Thor Heyerdahl','Ra II','Ra 2','Ra II Bridgetown','Ra2 Bridgetown'
'Thor Heyerdahl','Ra II','Ra 2','Ra II Bridgetown','Ra2 Bridgetown'
Alan & Jill Otway and Pat Toppin of the Barbados Amature Radio Club talk to the World with Ra II's call sign.
Thor Heyerdahl and family meet Barbadians from the deck of the Ra II.
'Thor Heyerdahl','Ra II','Ra 2','Ra II Bridgetown','Ra2 Bridgetown'
'Thor Heyerdahl','Ra II','Ra 2','Ra II Bridgetown','Ra2 Bridgetown'
'Thor Heyerdahl','Ra II','Ra 2','Ra II Bridgetown','Ra2 Bridgetown'
'Thor Heyerdahl','Ra II','Ra 2','Ra II Bridgetown','Ra2 Bridgetown'
'Thor Heyerdahl','Ra II','Ra 2','Ra II Bridgetown','Ra2 Bridgetown'
'Thor Heyerdahl','Ra II','Ra 2','Ra II Bridgetown','Ra2 Bridgetown'
'Thor Heyerdahl','Ra II','Ra 2','Ra II Bridgetown','Ra2 Bridgetown'
'Thor Heyerdahl','Ra II','Ra 2','Ra II Bridgetown','Ra2 Bridgetown'
Thor Heyerdahl, Norman Baker, family members and others watch the Ra II come into the dry dockThor Heyerdahl, Norman Baker, family members and others watch the Ra II come into the dry dock
Photographer Willie Alleyne discusses a point with Thor Heyerdahl
'Thor Heyerdahl','Ra II','Ra 2','Ra II Bridgetown','Ra2 Bridgetown'
Ra II is towed to the DeepWater Harbour for Shipment to Norway
Thor Heyerdahl and Ra II Arrive in Barbados, July 12th, 1970
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Land & Sea

The East Coast of Barbados – My Favorite Place in the World!

The East Coast of Barbados – Arguably the Most Beautiful Stretch of Coastline in the World!

A summer squall rinses Belleplaine. In the forground is the old Powell Springs Hotel, then Round House and the rock formations we call the Musics. To the left is Edgewater Inn Hotel and beyond that the holiday homes of Cattlewash.

In the mid distance is Chalky Mount - Napoleon lying head to sea with arm on chest; in the far distance is Pico Tenerife.

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1820 or 1980 - Drax Hall Plantation, St. George
Rich in History

1820 or 1980 – Drax Hall Plantation, St. George bag1-6

1820 or 1980 – Drax Hall Plantation, St. George bag1-6

1820 or 1980 – Drax Hall Plantation, St. George bag1-6

One of the oldest plantation houses in Barbados

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Land & Sea

Sun Hand, Cattlewash, St. Joseph

Sun Hand, Cattlewash, St. Joseph. bsn1-16-781223

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A driftwood arm holds
the rising sun in it's hand.
Driftwood often washes up
during storms.

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A young man catches the greased pig at Vaucluse Factory Yard, Crop Over Fair, 1974.
Loving Life

Crop Over Festival Greased Pig, Springhall Factory Yard, 1974

Celebrating Barbados Through Photographs and Stories

Queen Elizabeth II knights
Sir Garfield Sobers, Barbados, Feb 1975

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750219 sir garfield sobers knight bachelor gv3 20 2

Queen Elizabeth II's Second visit to Barbados in Feb 1975 - during this visit she opened the historic Barbados Parliament and she knighted Barbados and West Indies cricket master Garfield Sobers.

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Queen Elizabeth II Knights Sir Garfield Sobers, 1975

During Queen Elizabeth II's second visit to Barbados in Feb 1975 she knighted Barbados and West Indies cricket great Garfield Sobers.

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750219 sir garfield sobers knight bachelor gv3 20 2

Sir Garfield and his wife Prue enjoy the moments after he was created a 'Knight Bachelor' by Queen Elizabeth at the Garrison Savannah.

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Sisters of Bowling Alley Hill
Loving Life

Sisters of Bowling Alley Hill, St Joseph, Barbados 1978 bch2-5

Sisters of Bowling Alley Hill, St Joseph, Barbados 1978 bch2-5

We used to go down Bowling Alley Hill on the way to Bathsheba and would often stop to let the kids meet our dogs.

These sisters highlight the happy dispositions of most Bajan children.

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Edna McLean, Mt. Wilton Plnt. St Thomas bag5-12 1974
Pride & Industry

Edna McLean, Mt. Wilton Plnt, 1974 bag5-12

Edna McLean, Mt. Wilton Plnt. St Thomas

Edna McLean lived on Bragg's Hill, St. Joseph and worked in agriculture at Mt. Wilton Plantation - working as part of a team of about 20 field workers planting sugar cane ratoons.

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Lifestyle

Sugar Hill — Bajan Village Life


Sugar Hill village entered my life in Nov 1965 when we moved to live at Lammings, St Joseph.

One thousand feet above sea-level was another world - you could feel the temperature cool the few degrees that made it impossible to be too hot there.

The breeze that crossed those hills seemed to have a life force in it that made life there very close to heaven....

Sugar Hill, St Joseph

I loved the freedom of the country - driving the Anglia in the cart roads around the house, exploring the gully below the house at Lammings, stopping at the shops in the village and getting cheeze or corn–beef cutters with good Bajan hot sauce.

A few years later I had settled on my photographic path forward so in 1970 I went to Guildford, England to study photography. 

I was very fortunate to have made a trip home for 6 wks over Dec 1971 and Jan '72 (seems I also returned Dec 1972 - Jan 1973) and shot the photos in this collection - my major project for graduation about the Bajan lifestyle and Sugar Hill.

The images below are from the scans of the hard copy 12x14" album I made in 1973. The cover here is a single page full bleed and the other pages are spreads - enjoy! These were mainly shot on Kodacolor color negative film and I think I shot a roll or two of Kodachrome - not sure if the 25 ASA or 64.

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Off to Market, Sugar Hill 1976 bag4-12

Sugar Hill - Major Project 1971-73 -

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mp05 721210 0014 An Ocean of Umbrellas - This was a multi-denominational religious service held at the Garrison Savannah Dec 10th 1972
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