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Jamaican athletes Una Morris and Lennox Miller

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Side by side shots of Jamaican track and field athletes, Una Morris and Lennox Miller, as they complete their respective races.

1952 Helsinki Olympics, Rhoden winning 4 x 400 from Mel Whitehead, USA

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Photograph showing Jamaica's George Rhoden winning the 4 x 400 metre relay ahead of USA's Mel Whitehead.

Jamaican participants in the XV Olympic Games, Helsinki, Finland

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Five members of the Jamaican Olympic team to the 1952 Summer Olympic Games held in Helsinki, Finland, pose for a photograph. They are sporting Jamaica's Olympic costume for that year. Amongst them is Arthur Wint, member of the gold winning 4 x 400…

Merlene Ottey Athens 2004

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Sprinter, Merlene Ottey, finishing a 100 metre race at the 2004 Summer Olympics held in Athens, Greece. Ottey represented Slovenia at this event.

Harry Belafonte interviewed on Radio Jamaica

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Singer, actor and social activist, Harry Belafonte, being interviewed by RJR journalist.

Neville Willoughby interviews Dennis Brown

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Dennis Brown smiles as he is being interviewed by Neville Willoughby on an RJR radio broadcast. Brown and Willoughby are holding a certificate that was presented to Dennis Brown for best male vocalist.

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Miss Lou's Views on R.J.R.

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Dressed in traditional folk dress, Louise Bennett is being driven in a 1935 Austin 7 convertible car during a live broadcast of the "Miss Lou's Views" series on RJR. Surrounding her is an excited throng.

Charles Square, Montego Bay, St. James

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Pedestrians walking in Charles Square, Montego Bay. Baskets, ceramic jars and hats are being displayed by vendors. A large tree and two buildings can be seen in the background. Charles Square, Montego Bay, was renamed Sam Sharpe Square, in 1981 in…

Sunrise on the sea, Montego Bay, St. James, Jamaica [circa 1930]

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Black and white image depicting sunrise on the sea as seen from Montego Bay. Several boats are also seen in the harbour. This image is an illustration from an article on tourism in Montego Bay from Planters' Punch Magazine

Joyce Robinson

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Coloured portrait of Dr. The Honourable Joyce Robinson, a pioneer in librarianship, literacy and nation-building. Dr. Robinson is dressed on blue and wearing a pair of glasses.

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