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Una Marson

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Photograph of Una Marson, Jamaican authors and feminist, sitting at a table with an opened book, legs crossed, left hand resting on left thigh. She is wearing a single strand of necklace

Donald Sangster

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Donald Sangster wearing eyeglasses sits at a table and writes in a large book. A pen holder with a pen is on the table. Sangster entered politics in 1933 at the age of 21 in a local parish election in St. Elizabeth.

Appleton Factory, Siloah, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica

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Aerial view of the Appleton Estate/Factory in Siloah, St. Elizabeth. Appleton Jamaica is the second oldest producer of rum, dating back to 1749, with Jamaica producing the widest varieties of rum in the world.

Appleton Rum from the Appleton Estate, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica

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Image of Appleton Estate Rum presented in a container, in a bottle and in a glass on ice.

Methodist Chapel, St. Thomas in the East

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Print depicting the Methodist Chapel at St. Thomas in the East. Persons are in the Chapel and a few on the outside.

Isaac W.A. Barrant

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Isaac William Augustus Barrant - Shopkeeper, Trade Unionist and Politician. This St. Thomas native was also member, Honourable House of Representatives, Eastern St. Thomas (Jamaica Labour Party), elected in 1944 under Adult Sufferage.

Bust of the Hon. Isaac Barrant

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Bust of the Hon. Isaac Barrant who was Minister of Agriculture and Lands 1950 - 1956. It is housed at the National Library of Jamaica, 12 East Street, Kingston.

Queen of Kumina, Queenie

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Imogene Kennedy, alias Queenie, the Queen of Kumina dressed in a long white dress with long sleeves, strikes a pose with outstretched arms in front of a small wooden structure.

Bath Botanical Gardens, St. Thomas, Jamaica

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Walkway leading to ruins at the Bath Botanical Gardens, St. Thomas. Palms and other large trees are seen in the background. The Bath Botanical Gardens was the second botanical gardens to be developed in the western hemisphere (the oldest is in St.…

Goldeneye - Ian Fleming's Home in St. Mary, Jamaica

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Partial view of the home of Ian Fleming, author of the famous James Bond novels. Goldeneye was his "home in a far-off place." A man is rowing a boat in the sea by Goldeneye.