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An East Indian family of mother, father and small children pose for a photograph

Five small barefooted children and an elderly man walk along a grassy pathway.

A scene on a street in Kingston on an Election Day showing pedestrians and carriages moving about.

"Election day in St. Thomas - [At right] long before the polling station at the St. Thomas Parish Council Office opened on Thursday, these voters lined up to wait for the station officials."

"An engineering packing away his electronic equipment in the media facilities section of the Sheraton Hotel yesterday."

"An Ettu [or Etu] group from Hanover demonstrate a ceremonial dance to guests of the Club Caribbean Hotel in Runaway Bay recently. Ettu, like Kumina is based on African religions. The group shown here are able to trace their ancestry back to the…

"The younger generation learns from the elders - an Etu field trip in Kendal, Hanover ."

This print is relating an Anancy story which is shared at children's parties, homes and receptions. These stories are told in Jamaica and are about birds, fishes, rabbits, tigers as well as spider Anancy and other animals.

A group of mostly African children standing beside a wooden building that is used as a public school for non-white children.

An Indian cacique (Chief) in Cuba gestures in the air as he addresses Christopher Columbus (in hat and cape), while other villagers listen.