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Historical Photos: Bermuda In The 1930s
A glimpse into life in Bermuda during the 1930s is provided by this small selection of historical photos of the City of Hamilton, taken by Boston school teacher Ellen O’Connor almost one hundred years ago, with the images by Ms O-Connor, who was described as an “avid world traveler throughout her life”, providing a unique opportunity... Read more of this article
Photo: Original Hamilton Princess Hotel
The staff at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess recently used their Instagram account in order to give viewers a look at the original Princess Hotel. The black and white photo shows a horse and buggy parked in front of the hotel, with a bicycle and an automobile also visible. Nearly 130 years later, the newest iteration of the hotel is getting set to invest... Read more of this article
Photos: Postcards From The Early 1900s
While many forms of historical evidence exist to help us to bring the Bermuda of old back to life, there are no better markers of particular points in the island’s history than simple postcards and the photographs that they bear.These postcards each offer a different glimpse at Bermuda as it existed throughout the first half of the twentieth century. Front... Read more of this article
Fairmont Hamilton Princess Shown In 1885
In honour of the “Throwback Thursday” trend that is popular on social media, the staff of the Fairmont Hamilton Princess posted a photograph of their premises as it existed in 1885 last week [May 1], featuring the hotel as a backdrop against which a passenger steamboat traverses the waters. In contrast to that well-aged picture, a $90 million... Read more of this article
Photos: Bermuda Tourism Ads From The 1930s
The 1930s was a busy decade for travelers, with Bermuda beckoning a fair share of them to visit the island in order to take in its beautiful foliage, beaches, sporting opportunities, and general charm. These posters, aimed at international travelers, invite visitors to “play and dance amidst the exotic blooms and perfume” of the island’s... Read more of this article
Photos: Bermuda Tourism Ads From The 1960s
As the island prepares to change the way we promote tourism, making the transition from the Department of Tourism to a Tourism Authority, take a trip back in time with these 1960′s advertisements promoting the island’s qualities. Swimming, sightseeing, and golf; Bermuda’s big draws haven’t changed much over the years, with those... Read more of this article
Museum Adds “Horse Ferry” Photo To Collection
The National Museum of Bermuda has added a historic 19th century photograph to its collection showing the ferry which was once used to cross the 450-wide channel separating Somerset from Watford Island. Until the construction of the first bridge linking the two West End islands in 1903, ferries had been used since the 17th century to transport people,... Read more of this article
WW2 B-17 Bombers Flying Through Bermuda
Developed in the 1930s, Boeing’s B-17 Flying Fortress became one of the workhorses of the United States Army Air Force [USAAF] in World War Two — and a familiar sight at Bermuda’s newly built air field during that conflict. Used primarily in daylight precision strategic bombing campaigns against German industrial and military targets,... Read more of this article
“Vogue’s” Surreal 1938 Bermuda Portrait
Renowned photographer Horst P. Horst captured this surreal portrait of American author Alice-Leone Moats wearing a striped, floor-length diaphanous tea gown with billowing butterfly sleeves standing on a Bermuda roof in 1938 for “Vogue” magazine. Ms Moats [1908–1989] was an American journalist and author who was born in Mexico to wealthy... Read more of this article
Masterworks Showcases Art Of Ikebana
An exhibit showcasing Ikebana — the Japanese art of flower arranging — officially opens at the Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art on Tuesday [May 14] to complement the gallery’s current “Drawing With Light: Photography in Bermuda” show. The floral arrangements are being provided by members of the Bermuda Branch of Sogetsu... Read more of this article
Movie Siren Who Was Castaway In Bermuda
She remains best remembered for being Truly Scrumptious in name and appearance in the children’s classic “Chitty-Chitty Bang-Bang” [1968] — but almost a decade earlier Sally Ann Howes’ comic turn as an English aristocrat who is stripped of her pretensions [and most of her heavy Edwardian couture] in Bermuda endeared her to an older... Read more of this article
“Vanity Fair” Looks Back At “Holiday” Magazine
In 1946, as transcontinental flights, luxury hotels, vacation packages and colour photography were on the rise, the monthly magazine “Holiday” became Americans’ travel passport, offering readers access to cosmopolitan locales around the globe including Bermuda. As writer Michael Callahan chronicles in “A Holiday For The Jet Set” in... Read more of this article
