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Town life

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Large crowd gather in town where a "Great Bargain Sale" is taking place. In the town square is a clocktower by which several donkeys are grazing.

Country walk

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Multiple trees and potted plants line a dirt path in the country.

Bowden

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View of the landscape at the Bowden community.

Port Maria

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St. Mary's chief town, Port Maria, on a busy day. Commercial buildings such as a bargain house, liquor store and grocery shop are among the town's businesses that are near the road leading to Annotto Bay, St. Mary.

Myrtle Bank Hotel

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A section of the Myrtle Bank Hotel and its grounds.

Myrtle Bank Hotel

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View of the Myrtle Bank Hotel, built in the mid 1800s. This grand hotel was once known as the largest in the island.

Map of Jamaica

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Map of the Island of Jamaica prepared for the Jamaica Handbook under the direction of Thomas Harrison, Govt. surveyor by Colin Liddell, 1895.

Bank Nova Scotia and public buildings, west block

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Bank of Nova Scotia (left) and other public and commercial buildings on the west block of King Street, Kingston. Pedestrians and persons travelling on tramcars, horse-drawn carriages and bicycles are also seen.

King Street looking south

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A busy day on commercial King Street in Down Town, Kingston. Commuters in horse-drawn carriages, tramcars and on bicycles and foot, are up and about.

Bridge, east of Spanish Town

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The historic cast iron bridge, built in 1801. It is located at the eastern side of Spanish Town, St. Catherine, and is the first of its kind in the Caribbean.