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Deplorable road condition
"Water damage: The motorists at right approaches with caution along Hagley Park Road near its intersection with Waltham Park Road. Heavy rains in the Corporate Area last week left the road surface in the condition shown in picture."
Trafalgar Road
"One of the many vehicles which was stranded in the heavy rains which pounded the island yesterday. This jeep was stalled along the Trafalgar Road near the spot where a woman drowned in a recent downpour."
St. James to Hanover main road
"Preliminary estimates for damage to Parish Council Roads in rural St. James have been set at over $800,000 by Mayor Charles Sinclair. Estimates for roads maintained by the Public Works Department are not yet available but are expected to run into…
Manchester - Ward Avenue
"Oh what a waste! The protracted drought which has been gripping the island makes any rain, natural or seeded, a blessed event and a precious default on Mandeville's Ward Avenue makes rain a continually wasted and obviously unwanted blessing. Heavy…
Maxfield Avenue, Kingston
"A section of the Corporate Area which was flooded by heavy rains yesterday. These motor vehicles try to move through the over 6 inches of water which fell in the Corporate Area, Maxfield Avenue."
Mountain View Avenue
"Flash Flood: Traffic on Mountain View Avenue in Kingston came to a halt yesterday afternoon as a localised flash flood put a large area of this main thoroughfare under water. There was only slight to moderate rain in other sections of the city."
Mayfair Apartments (Waterloo Ave.)
"Just the tops of these cars were visible in the parking lot at Mayfair Apartments along Waterloo Avenue."
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The Post Office, Dry Harbour, Jamaica
Postcard of the Dry Harbour Post Office, by renowned 19th century artist and illustrator, Joseph Holland Tringham.