Category: Bahamas

Chandris Line was a Greece-based shipping company founded in 1960 by Anthony Chandris to operate ocean liners between Greece and Australia. Initially the company also traded under the names Greek Australian Line, National Greek Australian Line and Europe-Australia Line. The funnels of all of their ships were emblazoned with the…

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Details Publisher: Lofthouse Agency Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas Phone 4183 Distributor: Printer: Colorpicture Publishers Inc, Boston 15, Mass., USA Process: Plastichrome Photographer: Year: 1959 Series: P17300 (Type A)

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Details Publisher: Distributed: Printer: Lewis Studios, Orange, N.J. Process: Photographer:  Year: 1961 Series: S26600L2

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Coin of the Realm Ltd was located on the corner of Frederick Street and Bay Street, Nassau. The shop opened in 1965 and was located in the upstairs part of the building. The business sold numismatic and philatelic material alongside other fine arts such a jewellery and antiquities. The philatelic…

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Details Publisher: Lofthouse Agency Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas Phone 8041 Distributors:  Printer: Colorpicture Publishers Inc, Boston 15, Mass., USA Process: Plastichrome Photographer: Colour by Larry Witt Year: 1960 Series: P20500 (Type B)

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Details Publisher: Lofthouse Agency Ltd. Nassau, Bahamas Phone 8041 Distributors:  Printer: Colorpicture Publishers Inc., Boston 15, Mass., U.S.A. Process: Plastichrome Photographer: Year: 1960 Series: P31400 (Type B)

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The Sunley Arcade was in the western part of the Bernard Sunley Building. It was located in downtown Nassau, off Rawson Square. The arcade provided a number of shops over-looking a fountain and court, selling imports from around the world. The building was named after Bernard Sunley – a wealthy…

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In the early 1960s, there was a spark in apartment living due to the cost of maintenance and supervision. The Islands Club was the first co-operative apartment located on a private beach on the Cable Beach strip in Nassau, Bahamas. It was founded by The Islands Club Ltd. Postcards 1960…

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Details Publisher: G D Graves, Jr., Park Ridge, N.J. Distributor: Printer: Dexter, West Nyack, New York Process: Photographer: Year: 1960 Series: 35200-B

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Small Hope Bay Lodge at Fresh Creek, Andros Island was opened in 1960. It was hand-built by Dick Birch with local materials of coral rock and pine.

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