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  • Collection: 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, 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.

Mandeville, Jamaica

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An aerial view of upscale residential houses in Mandeville, Jamaica.

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."

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.

Mandeville

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Photograph showing Mandeville Square

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.

Mandeville

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A view of Mandeville showing a covered market place, persons at the entrance to the market and persons gathered under a tree on the side of the road next to a flat paved area that is fenced.

Town of Mandeville ca. 1907

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A panoramic view of the town of Mandeville in Manchester, Jamaica, showing buildings of different shapes and sizes, vegetation, roads and mountain range.

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.