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A view of Kingston Parish Church

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An artist's impression of the Kingston Parish Church showing people, horses and carriages moving about in front of the church.

Newcastle, Barrack, Jamaica

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Newcastle, the barracks of a British regiment perched on the wooded slopes of the hills. The Fives-court and Pararde Ground
road network are seen.

King's House: old and new

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Print shows King's House in Spanish Town, St Catherine six persons are standing in the yard while a cart driven by two horses gallops by. Another group of three stands close to the house.

St. Ann's Bay

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Photograph showing a section of St Ann's Bay in earlier days. People stand in a section of the dusty road. Buildings line both sides of the road. Coconut trees are also in view.

Nature provides lunch in the Canefields

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Cane cutters (men and women) take a break from their task to relax and eat pieces of sugarcane. Some are sitting on the ground while others are standing around. A white overseer is supervising the workers.

Daguerian Excursions in Jamaica

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Title page of Adolphe Duperly's "Daguerian Excursions in Jamaica" written around 1850.

Montego Bay (taken from Falmouth entrance)

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A view of Montego Bay showing buildings, vegetation, the coastline, the waterfront, boats in the bay.

Nap time

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"IN AN ATMOSPHERE OF BEAUTY: These bright-looking children, flanked by beautiful paintings, are already having their share of the Good Life. With the sense of beauty being instilled at such early age, these children are more likely to grow into…

William Isaacs enjoying a piece of wit from BITU General Secretary, Edith Nelson

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"Labour Minister William Isaacs (2nd from right) enjoying a piece of wit from BITU General Secretary, Edith Nelson at the union's offices in Kingston Tuesday. Others (from left) are BITU Island Supervisor Lascelles Beckford, the Labour Ministry's…