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  • Collection: Westmoreland, Jamaica

Hussay Festival

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Photograph depicting a large gathering in Westmoreland, in celebration of the Hussay, a traditional East Indian religious festival.

Morgan's Bridge Market Day

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Market day on the main road at Morgan's Bridge Westmoreland during the colonial period. Wooden buildings are on both sides of the unpaved road. People walking about about, people conversing, people being transported on horse drawn cart.

Negril Spots

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Negril Spots Great House overlooking a hill. A stone wall acts as a perimeter fence for the main house.

Photograph of the mob of strikers and followers gathered outside Sugar Company's offices at Frome

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A crowd of strikers and followers gather outside the Sugar Company's Office on the Frome Estate in Westmoreland.

Roaring River, Jamaica

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Water gushes from the hills against rocks into the Roaring River, forming a natural waterfall. There is lush vegetation in the hills and very tall trees on the river bank.

Savanna-la-Mar Hospital before the hurricane, Jamaica

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The exterior and grounds of the Savannah-la-Mar Hospital in Westmoreland before being hit by a major hurricane.

Sketch of bamboos and cotton tree, Westmoreland

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A photographic print showing a sketch of a cotton tree towering over bamboo trees surrounding a thatched hut. A woman and child and a man riding a horse are seen along the road.

The Mannings School, Westmoreland, Jamaica

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Front view of one of the buildings on the Mannings School grounds. The Mannings School owes its existence to Thomas Manning, landed proprietor of Burnt Savannah, Westmoreland who died in 1710.