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Bring out de ham
Angelo BissessarsinghSunday, December 23, 2012Boiling the Christmas Ham- Drawing by Rudolph Bissessarsingh (2012).Christmas just ain’t Christmas without a good ham.
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The Cedros Races
Angelo BissessarsinghSunday, December 30, 2012A descendant of the horses which once competed in the Cedros Races looks out towards the “Three Sisters” at Columbus Bay.One of the most splendid beaches...
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The legacy of William Eccles
Angelo BissessarsinghSunday, January 6, 2013The William Eccles memorial fountain, erected in 1860 in the yard of St Mary’s orphanage in Tacarigua.In the haste to enforce the doctrine of “Massa Day...
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Travelling on the Ortoire River ferry
Angelo BissessarsinghSunday, January 13, 2013Mayaro was one of the most isolated places in Trinidad during the 19th century, even though it boasted rich plantations of cotton, sugar and coconuts.
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Valencia, land of wood
Angelo BissessarsinghSunday, January 20, 2013Peasant huts in Valencia in the early 1900s.Valencia is a province of Spain, but it is also the name of a small community between Arima and Sangre Grande.
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Tripp’s dream of Chaguaramas harbour
Angelo BissessarsinghSunday, January 27, 2013The Floating Dock around 1910. Note the woman and baby perched atop the gangway.Edgar Tripp was a true visionary. He emigrated to Trinidad from England...
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Gros Jean, The First Calypsonian
Angelo BissessarsinghSunday, February 3, 2013Artist’s impression of Gros Jean. IMAGE COURTESY RUDOLPH BISSESSARSINGHKaiso is said to be a Yoruba word meaning “bravo.” It comes from the ancient West...
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Angelo BissessarsinghSunday, February 10, 2013Carnival in Trinidad has its origins in the pre-Lenten masquerade balls staged by French emigrants who began arriving in the island in 1783 under the...
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The bustling heart of San Fernando
Angelo BissessarsinghSunday, February 17, 2013High Street San Fernando in the 1880s. Penitence Street is on the left. This photo was taken looking west.San Fernando was founded in 1786 as a town,...
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Step into my parlour
Angelo BissessarsinghSunday, February 24, 2013Very early (1908) photo of a parlour in east Port-of-Spain, where the business model developed. In addition to jars of pickles and sweets, this little...
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The East Dry River, Birthplace of legends, stories
Angelo BissessarsinghSunday, March 3, 2013The East Dry River circa 1900, before its bed was paved. Children can be seen playing in the stream, while severe erosion cut into the left bank.In 1757, Don...
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Rosetta Smith, Lady Governor of Trinidad
Angelo BissessarsinghSunday, March 10, 2013This photo of a coloured Trinidadian woman from 1908 is what Rosetta Smith might have looked like. She died before the invention of modern photography. It is...
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The long road to Mayaro
Angelo BissessarsinghSunday, March 17, 2013In 1870 the great English writer Charles Kingsley visited Trinidad and sketched the Bande L’Est leading to Mayaro.Mayaro was originally settled by French...
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The Walls of Carrera Prison
Angelo BissessarsinghSunday, March 24, 2013Carrera Island Prison circa 1900Last week, Justice Minister Christlyn Moore announced that this year would be the last one for the island prison of Carrera,...
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Anglican Church expands in 1844
Angelo BissessarsinghSunday, March 31, 2013Although Trinidad became a British colony in 1797, the Church of England made little headway in the largely French and Spanish Roman Catholic island until...
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The marchandes of Port-of-Spain
Angelo BissessarsinghSunday, April 7, 2013A marchande of 1910 selling breadfruit from a wooden tray.“Poisson frais, poisson, poisson ..fressh feesh!” This would be the chant of the fish vendor while...
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From mules to electric power
Angelo BissessarsinghSunday, April 14, 2013The Four Roads Tramcar in 1920. On the cow-catcher front bumper is an advertisement for the Olympic Cinema in Belmont.Like any bustling commercial city,...
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The Queen’s Park Oval
Angelo BissessarsinghSunday, April 21, 2013Cricket being played at the Oval in the late 1890s.From being the sport of English gentry, cricket and the West Indies are synonymous.
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The Laventille quarries
Angelo BissessarsinghSunday, April 28, 2013Quarrying limestone in Laventille circa 1910.People know Laventille today for the negative stigma of crime.
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The Red Bridge of Plaisance Park
Angelo BissessarsinghSunday, May 5, 2013The famous Red Bridge over the Southern Main Road, shortly before it was dismantled in 2010.Generations of Trinidadians remember the Red Bridge which spanned the...
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