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Dawes, Neville, Director Institute of Jamaica

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Portrait of Neville Dawes, Executive Director of the Institute of Jamaica, 1978.

Dr. Joyce Robinson, Chairman NLJ Board says a few words before presenting the booklet "Freedom to Be"....

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Black and white photograph of Dr. Joyce Robinson, chairman of the National Library of Jamaica, saying a few words before presenting the booklet "Freedom to be" to Dr. Mavis Gilmour, Minister of Education, at the opening of the exhibition "Freedom To…

The Hon. Edna Manley, O.M.

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A smiling portrait of the Honourable Edna Manley, sculptor and wife of Jamaican National Hero, Norman Manley.

19th century church, Annotto Bay, St. Mary.

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A view of the Annotto Bay Baptist Church, showing intricate details of a window and its frame.

17th or 18th Century House, Stokes Hall, St. Thomas

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Ruins of the Stokes Hall Great House in the parish of St. Thomas. It was destroyed by the great earthquake of 1907.

19th Century Court House, Morant Bay, St. Thomas

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A 19th century photograph of the Morant Bay Courthouse in St. Thomas, Jamaica. A lone man is walking past the courthouse.

19th century church, Port Antonio, Portland

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A 19th century photograph of the Portland Parish Church, Port Antonio, Portland. The steeple and clock are clearly seen and the yard is enclosed by a metal and brick fence. Several trees surround the property.

19th Century Devon House, St. Andrew

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Front view of 19th century mansion, Devon House, surrounded by palm trees and other decorative plants.

Hyatt, Charles

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Portrait of Charles Hyatt, Jamaican actor, comedian, writer and media personnel.

Mann O. Rowe holds Peace Treaty which ended hostilities between the Maroons and English.

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Accompong Maroon icon, Henry "Mann" O. Rowe holding the Maroon Peace Treaty while smoking a cigarette. Behind him is an image of Martin Luther King, Jr.