St. Croix
Subtitle: historic photos = historiske fotos, 1860-1917
By: Elizabeth Rezende & Anne Walbom
Contributors: Walbom, Anne
Publisher: Danish West Indian Society
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Denmark]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 137
ISBN-13: 9788798024996
Subjects: Pictorial works; History
Other titles: Saint Croix :
Description: "St. Croix - Historic photos takes us back in time to the 1860s-1917, a period when St. Croix was part of the danish West Indies.  The three islands were sold in 1917.  The text and the photos tell the story of the inhabitants' lives on the brink of agricultural, social and economic change.  The photos give a hint of the labor tensions of 1878 and 1916, underscoring the need to replace the old plantation culture with a more modern agricultural production. Many subjects are covered, from the sharp realism in the sugar fields to the leisurely free time of the planter family."--Cover [p. 4].
Table of contents: title: Introduction =Indledning; title: Christiansted; title: Country side=På landet; title: Work=Arbejde; title: Trade and commerce=Erhverv og handel; title: Frederiksted; title: Public life=Det offentlige liv; title: Social services=Social- og sundhedsvaesen; title: Leisure=Fritid; title: Festivities=Højtider; title: Persons=Personer; title: Daily life=Dagligdagen; title: Events=Begivenheder; title: Photographers=Fotographer.