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Flour truck at Kingston Wharves
"Flour for days - Baking flour is a scarce commodity these days. But counter flour is available in many places. And here at Kingston Wharves yesterday this truck seemed to have gotten too much. The truck driver was making his exit from the wharves…
Peasy cake
"Peasy cake - made with cooked mashed African peas. This is a new way of using peas. It does add a difference."
Married food items
"Joined in sale - a sampling of some of the 'married food items' Prices Commission investigators came across during their investigations. From left to right, mackerel is married to yam, syrup to flour, soap flour to milk, corned beef to corn meal,…
Exhibition - The Nutrition Department of the Ministry of Health
"The Nutrition Department of the Ministry of Health featured well-balanced low-cost menus in its display entitled 'How well do your meals meet these needs?'"
Food sampling
"Sampling food which was part of a display of low cost foods put on by the Consumer Affairs Office at the women's rally."
Food and entertainment
A singer performs by a buffet table on which there is a display of local Jamaican produce.
Exhibition - Bureau of Health Education
"Why foods cost more," the display by the Bureau of Health Education, was aimed at encouraging local production by explaining why foods costs, particularly for imports, had increased."
Jamaica Culinary Arts Festival
"Food and fruit display: Mallards Beach-Hyatt Hotel's culinary display during the Jamaica Culinary Arts Festival held at the Inter-Continental Hotel, Ocho Rios, on August 1 and August 2, 1978. Shown from left are some of the Culinary Display Team:…
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West Indies youth cricket team
"Jamaica youth representative on the W.I. team to England in 1928. L-R - Earle Melbourne, Michael McIntosh, Marlon Tucker, Sam Haye."