Category: Bahamas

Around 1968 Gleneagles Guest House (Gleneagles House) was re-branded as The Gleneagles Hotel. The proprietors were Ernest and Olga Brokmeier (who were also proprietors of Ocean Spray Hotel). References Bahamas People – Basil Cooper (1975)

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  In 1968, the Balmoral Club (Hotels Corporation of America) was rebranded to the Balmoral Beach Hotel. It included the new Manor House and Nassau’s only colony of villas. Facilities offered included a private island and three private beaches. In 1970, Hotels Corporation of America was rebranded as Sonesta Internationals…

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Details Publisher: Home Lines Printer: Tormena Industrie Grafiche, Genova, Italy Year: 1968 Series: I (Grey)

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Details Publisher: Distributor: Calypso Distributors Ltd., P.O. Box 6220, M.S., Nassau, Bahamas Printer: Colourpicture, Boston, Mass. 02130 Process: Plastichrome Photographer: Year: 1968-69 Series: P75700 (Type CC2 – V2)

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Details Publisher: Distributor: Calypso Distributors Ltd., P.O. Box 6220, M.S., Nassau, Bahamas Printer: Colourpicture, Boston, Mass. 02130 Process: Plastichrome Photographer: Year: 1968-69 Series: P77600 (Type CC2)

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Walker’s Cay is the northernmost island in the Bahamas, located in the Abaco islands. Walker’s Cay was named after Thomas Walker, a British judge sent to the island to deal with piracy in the early 1700s. After his death in 1721, the island remained uninhabited for over two hundred years.…

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Details Publisher: Hotels Corporation of America (HCA) Distributor: Printer: Tichnor Bros Inc., Boston, Mass. Process: Photographer: Year: 1968 Series: K-19100 (Type B) Reqn: 50M-1169 TB

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Details Publisher: Hannau-Robinson Color Productions Inc., Miami Beach, Florida Printer: Koppel Color, Hawthorne, New Jersey, USA Year: 1967 Series: 92900

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  Coco Bay Cottages was located at the northern end of Green Turtle Cay on the Abaco Islands. It appears to have opened around 1967. Postcards 1974 – Butler Enterprises Inc (113200 Series) References Cocobay Cottages

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Details Publisher: Hannau-Robinson Color Productions Inc., Miami Beach, Fla Distributor: Printer: Koppel Color, Hawthorne, New Jersey, USA Process: Photographer: Hannau-Robinson Year: 1967 Series: 67700

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