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  • Collection: Glass Slides

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.

Lacovia, Bamboo Walk

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Dirt road lined with bamboo trees on both sides. The area, between Middle Quarters and Lacovia, is known as Bamboo Avenue today.

Below Hardwar Gap (north side)

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Scenic route through the north side of Hardwar Gap in rural St. Andrew, Jamaica.

Market women on road

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Women carrying baskets laden with market goods on their heads to the market. A donkey saddled with sticks of sugarcane journeys with them.

Dunn's River

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Section of the popular Dunn's River Falls in Ocho Rios, St. Ann.

Dildo (geo plants)

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Cactus trees growing wildly.