Birthplace of [Alexander] Hamilton, Island of Nevis, B.W.I. – Vintage Print
![Birthplace of [Alexander] Hamilton, Island of Nevis, B.W.I., c1905. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/8b/8b5648f6013a-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures Birthplace of [Alexander] Hamilton, Island of Nevis, B.W.I. in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Birthplace of [Alexander] Hamilton, Island of Nevis, B.W.I.
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A modest site on the island of Nevis in the British West Indies is the spot this stereograph names as the birthplace of Alexander Hamilton. Hamilton was born there in the 1750s, and he left as a young man for New York, where he later became the first Secretary of the Treasury. Keystone View Company issued this card around 1905 as one of many stereoviews that let parlor viewers look at distant places and famous sites through a stereoscope. The caption is marked as unverified, so the link to this exact spot is best read as long-standing local tradition rather than settled fact.
| Created / published | c1905. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph. |
| Subjects | Stereo copyrighted by Keystone View Co. No. 20514. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: BI; Photog. I.; St. C...--1905; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 793 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-139991 |
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