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Photos: Grace Kelly’s 1949 Bermuda Trip
She was Hollywood royalty before becoming the genuine article by marrying Monaco’s Prince Rainier in 1956 — but just a few years earlier aspiring actress Grace Kelly was paying her way through drama school by accepting modelling assignments, including one in Bermuda in 1949. Her fairytale marriage to Prince Rainier was billed as the “Wedding... Read more of this article
Masterworks Discovers 1855 Bermuda Photo
The Masterworks Museum of Bermuda Art has recently purchased a very rare daguerreotype of St. George’s, which will go on display shortly. It is, in all likelihood, one of the earliest known photographic images of the island, said a Masterworks spokesman. “We are confident Henry Whittemore, who was an itinerant American daguerreotypist and... Read more of this article
National Museum Posts Historic Lily Photos
The National Museum of Bermuda posted a set of vintage photos on its Facebook page today [Mar. 27] which harken back to the era when Bermuda was known as “The Easter Lily Island.” As late as the 1890s, Bermuda controlled fully 90 percent of the lily market in the United States. Although Bermuda totals under 15,000 acres — and only 4,000... Read more of this article
Video: Michael Jackson Rocks Bermuda’s World
When self-styled Peter Pan Of Pop Michael Jackson descended on Bermuda in June, 1991 with 11-year-old child star Macaulay Culkin in tow, a media frenzy broke out at the Princess Hotel in Hamilton. The local press — which for decades has taken a hands-off approach to visiting celebrities, allowing them to enjoy their Bermuda vacations unmolested... Read more of this article
Video: Rudyard Kipling’s Bermuda Stories
Best remembered today for tales set against the vastness of British India in such works as “The Jungle Book”, “Kim” and “The Man Who Would Be King”, author and poet Rudyard Kipling used colonial Bermuda’s intimate scale to striking effect in two stories written towards the end of his life. Kipling [1865–1936],... Read more of this article
Eyewitness Account Of Bermudiana Blaze
When its doors opened in 1924, the Bermudiana Hotel was billed in promotional literature released by Bermuda’s Trade Development Board as not only the last word in luxury but also as “fire-proof.” Three decades later those words came back to haunt Bermuda tourism authorities in much the same way the White Star Line later regretted... Read more of this article
Historical Photos: Hollis Easter Lily Farm
It was once said Bermuda was known as “The Easter Isle” for a million good reasons — that was the estimated size of the island’s annual crop of lilies when the industry was at its peak. Established in 1880, the island’s trade in the gleaming, pure-white Eastertime bloom was one of Bermuda’s most lucrative export industries... Read more of this article
Historical Photos: President Kennedy In Bermuda
Almost 50 years ago Bermuda was the focus of global attention as the historic two-day John Kennedy/Harold Macmillan Big Two summit meeting took place at Government House. US President John F. Kennedy arrived at Kindley Air Force Base on December 21, 1961 to meet with British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan about geo-political and nuclear policy, the... Read more of this article
Historical Photos: Boat Passengers Escape in 1915
History comes alive via the photos below showing people streaming off a wrecked boat almost 100 years ago. The Pollockshields wrecked in 1915, and came back to the public attention yesterday due to tourists discovering an ammunition box from the 95-year-old wreck in the waters of the Coral Beach Hotel. With the approach of the first World War, the boat... Read more of this article
Vintage Video: Bermuda in 1951
Take an e-walk back to Bermuda sixty years ago with this video of Bermuda in the 1950′s. The video shows Front Street and other parts of Hamilton with a proliferation of bicycles and horse and buggy carriages, and also shows Devil’s Hole, St. George and more. From The Travel Film Archive, this eight minute clip is of a trip to the island... Read more of this article
