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Peasants on the Rockfort Road going to market
Women dressed in long dresses, head-ties, some with baskets on their heads, pose for a photograph while on their way to the market. They are travelling with a donkey that has a straw basket attached to its sides.
Rockfort, Kingston in the early days
Marl, gravel, rocks and road construction material line the Rockfort road ahead of construction that was to take place. A single horse-drawn carriage is on the road.
Rockfort Road
A view of Rockfort Road by the seashore with several buildings and structures in view and where passengers are loading a parked tramcar. Heaps of marl and other building material have been heaped along the sides of the road for construction on the…
Stalled cars on flooded Princess Street
Several vehicles become stalled as a result of flood rains, resulting in a pile up of traffic on Princess Street in Downtown, Kingston.
Kingston Industrial Garage, Pechon Street, Downtown Kingston, circa 1920
Postcard showing the inside of the Kingston Industrial Garage (K.I.G.). To the left, a mechanic is working on a car. A man is sitting in one of the cars and another is seated at the accounting and information desk.
A representation of the sugar-cane and the art of making sugar
Print depicting the sugar making process.
Red Hills Wesleyan Church, Kingston, before the earthquake
Front view of the Wesleyan church in Red Hills before the devastating 1907 earthquake. Three female members of the congregation are standing in the churchyard.
Ebenezer Wesleyan Church Kingston, Jamaica - restored
Exterior of the restored Ebenezer Wesleyan Church in Kingston. It was badly damaged by the earthquake of 1907.
Sutton Wesleyan Church, Kingston, before the earthquake
Interior of the Sutton Wesleyan Church before the 1907 earthquake. There is a spiral staircase leading to the second storey.
Mount Fletcher Wesleyan Church, Jamaica - wrecked by the earthquake in January 1907
Children standing and sitting by graves in the yard of the Mount Fletcher Wesleyan Church that was partially damaged by the great 1907 earthquake.
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Dr. Anthony Robinson, surgeon and botanist, d. 1768

Side profile of Dr. Anthony Robinson, a surgeon that practised in Jamaica.