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This is a portrait of Rev. Hugh Braham Sherlock. He was born in Portland, Jamaica on March 21, 1905. Jamaica's National Pledge was written by Sir Hugh Sherlock. In 1962, he wrote the lyrics of Jamaica, Land We Love, which became Jamaica's National…

A group of banana carriers walk in tandem, bananas on heads and shoulders as they make their way towards the boat in Port Antonio, Portland. Jamaica was the first country in the world to trade bananas internationally. The banana trade in Portland…

A few houses in the Buff Bay Housing Scheme in Portland. Several persons are on the outside sitting on fences.

Passengers standing on the platform in front of the station building at the Porus Railway Station in Manchester, Jamaica

Passengers and villagers await the train as it pulls into Porus Railway Station. Workmen are repairing a section of the railroad.

Black and white portrait of Amy Bailey

Portrait of Amy Bailey, Jamaican educator, social worker and women's rights advocate.

A view of the county from the road to Mandeville in Manchester for which provenance is disputed. This image is among the photographs held in the Valdez Collection

The Mizpah Church, built in 1866, is a fine example of a Moravian Church building. The Moravian Church, a popular name for The Protestant Episcopal Church of the Unitas Fratrum, or United Brethren, originated in Bohemia in 1457, spreading over time…

A view of the Black River in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica