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Hockey Players

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Members of a female hockey team.

Gail Kerr

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Gail Kerr [right] of the St. Andrew Hockey Club, tackling another player during a match.

St. Andrew Old Girls

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"The Annual Mandeville 'Six-a-side' hockey competition held recently at Kirkvine, saw St. Andrew Old Girls taking the women's title. The Old Girls were represented by (back row): L-R: Michele Holt, Gail Kerr (captain) Audrey Hibbert and in front,…

Confith Machine

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Photograph of a confith (pith) machine, used in sugar manufacture for separating sugarcane.

Smith, Derrick

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Portrait of Member of Parliament, Derrick Smith.

Kingston, Jamaica, with Newcastle in the distance

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A view of Kingston and its harbour; Newcastle can be seen in the distance nestled in the vast mountains.

Harper's weekly (sketches in Newcastle, Jamaica)

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Sketches in Newcastle, St. Andrew of - 'Officers quarters hospital,' 'A victim to Yellow Jack,' 'Market day,' 'Carrying ammunition,' and 'Taking an invalid for embarkation.'

Harper's weekly (for this they fight - an incident)

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Drawing of a group of persons including a young woman, huddled together.

The Torrid Zone, or, Blessings of Jamaica

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Portrayal of colonial life in three spheres. At the top sphere are the zodiac symbols for Cancer and Leo; in centre is a demon or angel of death holding some concoction in his hand while one leg hangs over the middle sphere where colonists are seen…

Portrait of Rev. Hugh Sherlock

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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 and Jamaica's National Anthem were written by him,