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  • Collection: Manchester, Jamaica

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

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…

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."

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, 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.

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.

Scene in Mandeville

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A section of Mandeville showing buildings, trees, a lawn, roads.

Southside of Manchester between Red Church and Monk Street.

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A view of a brick and wooden structure along the southern side of Manchester Street between Red Church and Monk Streets. Very tall trees can be seen in the background.

The bus station at Mandeville

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Three buses are parked in the bus station at Mandeville. Passengers are behind one of the buses, cars are parked nearby, buildings and trees are in the background.

The Club, Mandeville

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Photograph of The Club - a two storey building on sprawling lawns featuring balcony on the upper level and tennis court on the grounds. People are on the grounds and on the balcony.