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The Cathedral: St. Jago de la Vega

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The exterior of the Cathedral, St. Jago de la Vega enclosed by a brick wall and located close to the road.

Spanish Town Cathedral

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The front section of the Spanish Town Cathedral. A car is parked at the entrance to the yard.

Iron Bridge at Spanish Town

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The iron bridge in Spanish Town, St. Catherine built across a section of the Rio Cobre River. The bridge is embedded in stone walls.

A nest of North American Quail's eggs

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An artist's impression of: (a) a North American quail's egg (b) a plant sprouting from a seed (c) a pocket size stone ornament called an Indian Chizzle.

Jamaica's Intangible Cultural Heritage: Kumina

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A poster showing elements of kumina, a Jamaican traditional dance. These include: dancers, musicians, musical instruments, food, plants and a goat all used in rituals.

Jamaica's Intangible Cultural Heritage: Revival

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An educational poster combining photographs and text to highlight the origin of Revival and the practices of Revivalists in Jamaica.

Jamaica's Intangible Cultural Heritage: Storytelling

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Poster of storytellers in action as they seek to preserve the art of storytelling, one of Jamaica's cultural heritage.

Jamaica's Intangible Cultural Heritage: Traditional Craft

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Educational poster highlighting Jamaican traditional craft items such as baskets, shaker (top right), and carvings as well as persons engaging in craft making.

Jamaica's Intangible Cultural Heritage: The Maroons

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Educational poster highlighting traditional Maroon practices such as: blowing of the abeng, drumming, dancing, craft items such as baskets or bankra and the jerking of pork (bottom right).

Dance of the Birds from LTM Pantomime 1960-1961

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Actors dressed in costumes depicting birds, doing the 'Dance of the Birds' in a scene from the LTM National Pantomime 1960 - 1961.