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Sangster's International Airport

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A photograph of the Sangster's International Airport in Montego Bay, Jamaica showing cars and buses parked in front of the building, the airport control tower and a woman walking across the driveway.

Slave Auction

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Enslaved persons including a topless woman and two children are being inspected by propective buyers at a 'slave auction'. Paraphernalia for branding the slaves are in the foreground.

Maroons with drum

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Members of a Maroon Community - two women, a girl and a man with a drum on his lap.

A view of the Ordnance Yard (taken from the wharf)

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A view of the ordnance yard showing stacks of cannons and cannon balls. Administrtive and residential buildings and palm trees are in the background. Men are standing in the yard and sitting on the cannons.

Unidentified housing scheme in Kingston

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A partially completed house on an unidentified housing scheme in Kingston, Jamaica. Debris is seen at the front and side of the building.

Section of new 57 unit Rennock Lodge Housing Scheme East Kingston

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Some of the newly completed units in a section of the Rennock Lodge Housing Scheme in East Kingston.

An aerial view of a housing scheme in Kingston

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An aerial vew of an housing scheme in Kingston, showing houses, vegetation and the streets.

Elderly couple dancing

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An elderly couple dancing to the music of a bongo drum being played by a drummer seated in front, among the spectators.

Maroons

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Elderly members of a maroon community seated in a waiting area. Woman holding a child is standing in the door way.

Celebration of 250th Anniversary of the Peace Treaty

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Drummers performing at the celebration of the 250th Anniversary Peace Treaty of the maroons.