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Car in vegetable garden
"A car in the garden - "now what is this," this woman at right seems to exclaim as the car got out of control and landed in her vegetable garden. Driver, Mr. J. Brown, [beside her] a salesman travelling from Newmarket along the Toll Gate main road on…
Edward Taylor
"Norman Godfrey [left] of D and G's Beer packaging department receives his award for 30 years of service from D and G's co-managing director Paul Geddes and Edward Taylor of the company's security department gets his award for 30 years of service."
Tags: Awards; Businessmen - Jamaica
Lim ki Taek
"Ambassador of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to Jamaica, Lim Ki Taek [left] speaking on Korean reunification at a news conference on Tuesday morning. At right is attaché Li Song Hyon, who acted as interpreter."
Tags: Ambassadors - Korea; Translators
Maurice Tenn
"Parliamentary Secretary for Parliament for Finance Senator Maurice Tenn giving the main address at the annual graduation of the Eastern School of Commerce held at the Pegasus Hotel Saturday night."
Veda Campbell
"John Gaynor, 15 (left), putting her three-month old sister Tanya to sleep while another sister 18-month-old Marcia takes a rest. At right is grandpa Lewis Bell, 66. They were being temporarily housed at the Hunts Bay Police Station up to yesterday…
Tags: Families - Jamaica
Sheila Scarlet
"Mayor Ralph Brown presented the Bishop Gibson Cup tp Sheila Scarlet on behalf of Holy Childhood High School on Wednesday afternoon at the Institute of Jamaica. The school won the cup and first prize for the essay "What is a Christian Home?" in the…
Tags: Mayors - Jamaica; Students; Trophies
Arthur Scholefield
"Arthur Scholefield (left), unleashes a backhand return as he disposed of Father James Hosie 10-9 in a tiebreaker to capture the singles title in the All Jamaica Senior Tennis championships at St. Andrew Club yesterday."
Tags: Tennis; Tennis players
Lowell Sutherland
"Gleaner news editor Lowell Sutherland thanking Governor General Florizel Glasspole and Mrs. Glasspole for the lunch which they gave for "media people" and pressmen Monday afternoon. Far left of Mr. Sutherland is RJR's Newscaster Erica Needham, RJR…
Sugar Belly
"After work, they played: Sugar Belly (at right) seen blowing his horn at the Jamaica House Labour Day concert on Monday. While he blew, Michael Pouyatt at left had the audience cheering to his impressive leg work."
Leroy Shaw
"Victim for Jones - Boys' Town opening batsman Leroy Shaw is caught by Iva Williams [out of picture] as the batsman tried to hook pacer Peter Jones over the boundary. The wicketkeeper is Clive Brown. Action was in boys' Town's second innings in their…
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Myrtle Bank Hotel

View of the Myrtle Bank Hotel, built in the mid 1800s. This grand hotel was once known as the largest in the island.