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  • Collection: Greetings From Jamaica

Young Jamaica

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An African Jamaican young lady sitting sideway atop a donkey with empty baskets on its sides.

View of King Street

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A colour postcard showing a section of King Street, Kingston with vehicular traffic, pedestrians and buildings.

Victoria Park, Kingston

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Victoria Park and its surroundings in the heart of Downtown, Kingston.

Up in the hill country in rural Jamaica one sees youngsters helping out fetching water and firewood

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Youngsters carrying out chores in rural Jamaica - a boy carries a bucket of water on his head; another leads a donkey with load including firewood.

Tower Isle Hotel, Tower Isle

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The Tower Isle Hotel (now Couples Tower Isle) as seen from the front. In the background are the blue waters of the Caribbean Sea.

Tower Isle Hotel, strolling calypso players

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Three calypso players with guitar, rattle and sticks, entertain a female guest on the beach at the Tower Isle Hotel. Jamaican hotels have endeavoured to provide visitors with a unique taste of the island’s culture and particularly its music with the…

The Roman Catholic Cathedral, Kingston, Jamaica, W. I.

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Photograph of the Roman Catholic Cathedral on North Street, Kingston, Jamaica.

The Parish Church, Mandeville

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Distant view of the Manchester Parish Church in Mandeville.

The Myrtle Bank Hotel

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Colour postcard of the Myrtle Bank Hotel with cars parked before it.

The Market Wharf, Kingston, Jamaica

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Ladies buying bunches of bananas at the market wharf in Kingston, Jamaica.