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Eustace Bernard Photograph Collection

Francis Eustace Bernard was born on April 20, 1914 in Mason Hall, Tobago. He joined the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service in 1934 and in 1970, became the first Police Commissioner of Trinidad and Tobago to have risen to the position through the ranks. He served in the capacity from 1970 to 1974. He became an attorney-at-law and was called to the Bar in 1970.

The collection consists of photographs of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Force and state visits by Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh, and Emperor Haile Selassie in 1966. It also features several prominent personalities in Trinidad and Tobago.

The collection was donated to The University of the West Indies by Mr. Bernard.