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here's another old one
Posted by: Barbara1 (Moderator)
Date: September 14, 2011 08:24PM

I have this postcard in my collection



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Re: here's another old one
Posted by: roadrunner (---.dyn.optonline.net)
Date: September 14, 2011 10:32PM

Fields across l'Esperance airport near Grand Case.

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Posted by: Tabba Khady (Moderator)
Date: September 15, 2011 07:36AM

la savane

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Philippe



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Posted by: double-D (---.dsl.bell.ca)
Date: September 15, 2011 08:03AM

Are those people in the fields...if so what are they picking??

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Posted by: SXMNorm (---.dsl.stl2mo.sbcglobal.net)
Date: September 15, 2011 08:14AM

Here's a picture of the original Oyster Bay Beach Resort. Anyone have an idea of when it was taken?
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Posted by: kim (---.dhcp.nwtn.ct.charter.com)
Date: September 15, 2011 08:35AM

dan - i'd say cotton as the pic says cotton fields! I say cow fields near G.C airport as well

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Posted by: Barbara1 (Moderator)
Date: September 15, 2011 09:06AM

its actually the field at the entrance to French cul de sac owned by the Laurence family...probably from around the early 1900's

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Posted by: double-D (---.dsl.bell.ca)
Date: September 15, 2011 12:54PM

Kim...Missed that!!!

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Re: here's another old one
Posted by: Tabba Khady (Moderator)
Date: September 15, 2011 05:16PM

Ok.. then actually it's along side the old Gd case Rd.. But in the book of Will Johnson, "For the love of St Maarten" the caption says " when cotton was king, Hope Estate", so I guess the whole area is called that way and not only where the quarry of Mr Petit is located!

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Philippe



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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/15/2011 05:23PM by Tabba Khady.

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Posted by: Tabba Khady (Moderator)
Date: September 15, 2011 05:19PM

Hi Norm,
cannot open your link to see the ld pic of OBBR.. Must be a member to the forum to do so, I guess... Could you please post it directly here instead, I am very curious

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Philippe



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Re: here's another old one
Posted by: Barbara1 (Moderator)
Date: September 15, 2011 05:49PM

hope estate was the whole area I think Philippe.
I know Christophe said it was Hope estate which Rex Laurence owns now

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