Permalink Submitted by Adam on Sat, 2011-05-21 15:29.
I think you'll find that this photo actually shows a staircase known as Jacob's Ladder, in Jamestown on the island of St Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean.
Permalink Submitted by HO Lim-peng (not verified) on Sat, 2011-05-21 19:11.
I wonder exactly why this was in the collection. I have never been to St.Helena but I understand that there was a substantial Chinese population at one time, and that many current inhabitants have Chinese blood. Hong Kong founder Charles Elliott went on to become Governor of St. Helena. At least one notable Hong Konger, namely seaman, pirate, police agent, interpreter and eventual senior civil servant, the multi-racial, multi-lingual Daniel Caldwell, was of St. Helena origin.
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St Helena
I think you'll find that this photo actually shows a staircase known as Jacob's Ladder, in Jamestown on the island of St Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean.
jacob's ladder
spot on! another (global) mystery solved...
http://www.kingsownmuseum.plus.com/galleryhelena010.htm (scroll down)
re St Helena
here's same photo as a labelled postcard
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ST-HELENA-JACOBS-LADDER-1699-STEPS-1950S_W0QQitemZ300547162425QQcmdZViewItemQQssPageNameZRSS:B:SRCH:GB:102
St. Helena?
Hi there,
The same island that they put Napoleon on excile? Cool.
Best Regards,
T
St. Helena
I wonder exactly why this was in the collection. I have never been to St.Helena but I understand that there was a substantial Chinese population at one time, and that many current inhabitants have Chinese blood. Hong Kong founder Charles Elliott went on to become Governor of St. Helena. At least one notable Hong Konger, namely seaman, pirate, police agent, interpreter and eventual senior civil servant, the multi-racial, multi-lingual Daniel Caldwell, was of St. Helena origin.
regards
HO Lim-peng
There's more about Caldwell
There's more about Caldwell at:
http://gwulo.com/node/16504