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  • Collection: Greetings From Jamaica

The Parish Church, Mandeville

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Distant view of the Manchester Parish Church in Mandeville.

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

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

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…

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.

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.

Victoria Park, Kingston

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

View of King Street

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

Young Jamaica

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