Browse Items (41 total)

  • Collection: Portland, Jamaica

Frenchman's Cove, North Coast

d_0004439_frenchmans_cove_north_coast.jpg
Tourists sunbathing on the shores of Frenchman's Cove in Port Antonio, Portland.

Priestman's River, Portland, Jamaica

d_0004305_priestmans_river_portland.jpg
A view of Portland's Priestman's River leading to the sea. The hilly areas surrounding the river are filled with palms with a few small board houses nestled within.

Haining Portland, Jamaica

d_0004302_haining_portland_jamaica.jpg
View of house with thatched roof in Haining, Portland. A man in a hat and suit is sitting on a wall to the back of the property.

Rev. Hugh Braham Sherlock

d_0001947_rev_hugh_braham_sherlock.jpg
This is a portrait of Rev. Hugh Braham Sherlock. He was born in Portland, Jamaica on March 21, 1905. Jamaica's National Pledge was written by Sir Hugh Sherlock. In 1962, he wrote the lyrics of Jamaica, Land We Love, which became Jamaica's National…

Loading banana, Port Antonio

d_0001475_loading_bananas.jpg
A group of banana carriers walk in tandem, bananas on heads and shoulders as they make their way towards the boat in Port Antonio, Portland. Jamaica was the first country in the world to trade bananas internationally. The banana trade in Portland…

Buff Bay Housing Scheme

d_0004206_buff_bay_scheme.jpg
A few houses in the Buff Bay Housing Scheme in Portland. Several persons are on the outside sitting on fences.

White River Bridge, Portland

http://nlj.gov.jm/Digital-Images/d_0003965_white_river_bridge.jpg
The White River Bridge spanning the White River in Portland, Jamaica

Swift River Bridge, Portland, Jamaica

http://nlj.gov.jm/Digital-Images/d_0003964_swift_river_bridge.jpg
The Swift River Bridge, spanning the Swift River in Portland, Jamaica

Spanish River Bridge, Portland

d_0003962_spanish_river_bridge.jpg
The Spanish River Bridge, spanning the dry river bed of the Spanish River in Portland.

Priestman's River Bridge, Portland

http://nlj.gov.jm/Digital-Images/d_0003961_priestmans_river_bridge.jpg
Two men standing on the Priestman's River Bridge looking in the river below. The bridge is surrounded by lush vegetation