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Smiling youths of Independent Jamaica

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A group of young people smiling and holding replicas of the Jamaican flag in celebration of the country's Independence in 1962.

Members of the Independence Celebration Committee

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Members of the 1962 Independence Celebration Committee standing in front of a building.

Dr. Cicely Williams

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A bespectacled Dr. Cicely Williams sitting with an opened book in her hand.

Falmouth Prison and Poor House

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Falmouth prison and poor house next to each other on a large expanse of land.

Funeral of Archbishop Nuttall

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Persons line the streets and others follow in horse-drawn carriages as the funeral procession of Archbishop Enos Nuttall, Archbishop of Jamaica travels along the street.

Count Ossie and the Mystic Revelation of Rastafari: Opening of Harambee Theatre

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Count Ossie and the Mystic Revelation of Rastafari performing at the opening of the Harambee Theatre

Taking home bridal cakes

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A group of ten or more Black women dressed in white dresses and white shoes walking across a lawn with wedding cakes on their heads. Buildings and vegetation are in the background.

Eight women in a canefield

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Eight Black women dressed in long dresses and head-ties standing in a canefield - some of them holding what seem like hoes.

A negro Wedding near Content College, St. Andrew, Jamaica

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Attendees at a negro wedding gather for a group portrait.

Cutting bananas on a small holding at Bexon

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A man carries a bunch of bananas on his head while another uses a machete to chop a banana plant to get another bunch of bananas.