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  • Collection: Manchester, Jamaica

Roxborough - Home of N. W. Manley

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Steps leading up to a house in Roxborough Manchester, in which Jamaican national hero Norman Washington Manley was born.

Porus, Jamaica

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Four men are in conversation in the middle of the road in Porus, Manchester. Wooden buildings are on both sides of the road, a horse-drawn carriage is parked along the dirt road.

Porus Railway Station

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Passengers and villagers await the train as it pulls into Porus Railway Station. Workmen are repairing a section of the railroad.

Porus Anglican Church, 1951

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"Church members attending service at the Porus Anglican Church in Manchester, Jamaica in 1951. The building is made of brick and is enclosed by stonewall fence."

Ortanique, Mandeville, Parish of Manchester, Jamaica

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Photograph of an Ortanique orange in Mandeville, Manchester. Ortaniques were discovered in the Christiana Market, north of Mandeville, in the early 1900s by a man from Manchester called Swaby. The ortanique is a natural hybrid of sweet orange and…

Opening of Porus Extension, Jamaica Railway Corporation, Manchester, Jamaica

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Passengers standing on the platform in front of the station building at the Porus Railway Station in Manchester, Jamaica

One Eye River Bridge, Manchester, Cockpit Country

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One Eye River Bridge connecting two roads in the Cockpit Country, Manchester.

On the road to Mandeville, Manchester

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A view of the county from the road to Mandeville in Manchester for which provenance is disputed. This image is among the photographs held in the Valdez Collection

On the road to Mandeville

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Villagers on a rural road travelling on foot to Mandeville. Man sitting on a cart with huge iron wheels, another is leaning against the cart. The road is lined with trees of varying types.

Newleigh Hotel, Mandeville Manchester (close up of hotel)

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A close up view of the exterior of the Newleigh Hotel in Mandeville, Manchester.