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View of royal box, National Stadium, on the night of August 6
Princess Margaret and her entourage, Alexander Bustamante, Norman Manley and other dignitaries in the royal box at the National Stadium for the occasion of handing over independence to Jamaica from the colonial power of Britain on August 6, 1962.
Temporary post office (Kingston Earthquake)
Two men sorting mail in a makeshift post office after the 1907 earthquake.
Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jnr.
Senator the Honourable Pearnel P. Charles Jr., Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, at the World Poetry Day Celebration & Award Ceremony hosted by the National Library of Jamaica.
Poets Lorna Goodison and Edward Baugh
Lorna Goodison and Edward Baugh at the World Poetry Day Celebration & Award Ceremony hosted by the National Library of Jamaica.
Savanna-la-mar Hospital laundry equipment
Laundry equipment at the Savanna-la-mar Hospital being inspected.
Kingston Public Hospital
"Beds out in the open at the KPH awaiting cleaning. The beds and other pieces of furniture are being cleaned and mended prior to the return of patients to the institution."
Kingston Public Hospital (KPH)
A young male patient lying on a hospital bed receiving intravenous fluids.
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Lacovia, Bamboo Walk
Dirt road lined with bamboo trees on both sides. The area, between Middle Quarters and Lacovia, is known as Bamboo Avenue today.