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The West India washer-women
Four West Indian washerwomen - one a mulatta - washing in the river. A child is among the women who are covered from the waist down in cloths and wearing wraps on their heads.
Village merry making
Villagers merry making in the island of St. Vincent, with dancers and musicians. In the background is the landscape with huts on a hill.
Tags: Country life; Dancers; Huts; Musicians; Peasants; St. Vincent; Villages; West Indians
The West India flower girl
A West Indian woman, wearing a checkered shawl and headwrap, holds out a dish with flowers towards two women. The woman wearing a broad rimmed hat has taken one of the flowers to smell. A boy, seated at the entrance of a nearby building, is watching…
Tags: Flowers; Headgear; West Indians; Women; Women's clothing
The fruit market at St. Vincent
Vendors at a market in St. Vincent attempting to sell pumpkin and other market goods.
Free natives of Dominica
"Free natives of Dominica. This plate is dedicated to Sir Wm. Young, Bart. by his most obliged and devoted servt."
'Sav la mar'
"Dr. Milvo Ramirez (right) head of the Cuban medical team at the Savanna-la-mar Hospital, performing a delicate operation at the hospital recently. Dr. Ramirez was Consultant General Surgeon in charge of a hospital in Havana before he came to…
Kingston Public Hospital
"Gift from JAMINTEL: Dr. B. Grant-Lewis, consultant Anaesthetist, of K.P.H. (second left foreground) and Bill Carter, public relations officer of JAMINTEL (right) unveiling a $1,500 hospital respirator which was presented to the Hospital, recently by…
Loren Lawrence and R. Danny Williams having a discussion
"Industry and Commerce Minister, R. Danny Williams holding discussions with US Ambassador Loren Lawrence. The Ambassador called on the Minister at his office, Kingston Mall on Wednesday."
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Harold Butler's birthday party

"Birthday Party: Harold Butler stands in the centre of a group of friends on his birthday, which was celebrated recently at Epiphany. Everyone was in…