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Market Scene, Jamaica, The W.I.
A colour postcard showing markets scene in Jamaica - sellers and buyers (mostly women) interacting, baskets and farm produce on the ground.
Up in the hill country in rural Jamaica one sees youngsters helping out fetching water and firewood
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.
View of King Street
A colour postcard showing a section of King Street, Kingston with vehicular traffic, pedestrians and buildings.
King Street, Kingston, Jamaica
A postcard with a panoramic view of King Street, Kingston showing building and trees on both sides of the street and the harbour in the distance.
Abolition of Slavery
Enslaved Africans gather in the Spanish Town Square to hear the Governor, Sir Lionel Smith proclaim the abolition of slavery from the steps of Old Kings House on August 1, 1938.
Rio Cobre Bridge, Bog Walk, Jamaica B. W. I.
A postcard showing a man standing beside a parked car on the Rio Cobre Bridge, in the Bog Walk Gorge, Jamaica.
The Roman Catholic Cathedral, Kingston, Jamaica, W. I.
Photograph of the Roman Catholic Cathedral on North Street, Kingston, Jamaica.
Interior of Bedroom
Interior of a furnished bedroom consisting of a canopied bed covered with a mosquito net, chests of drawers, chairs, tables and a mirror on the wall. There is wall paper on the walls, drapes at the wondows, carpet on the floor.
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West Indies youth cricket team
"Jamaica youth representative on the W.I. team to England in 1928. L-R - Earle Melbourne, Michael McIntosh, Marlon Tucker, Sam Haye."