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Black and white photograph showing a group of immigrants to Great Britain after their arrival on the Empire Windrush ship in June of 1948. They are seen here in the Chapman Common underground shelter. Some of them wear suits and hats as they pose…

This photograph shows a match between Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and Jamaica cricket team in January 1968. It shows a ball been bat and players and an umpire in action. Spectators can be seen at the back of the image. This picture was taken in…

Black and white photograph of cricketers, C.A Wiles, George Headley, E. Achong and writer Sir Algernon Aspinall having tea at function staged by the West Indies Club.

Photograph shows cricketers Neville Bonito to the left and Allan Rae, right, walking off the field with cricket bats in their hands.

Coloured print depicts William Knibb seated on a chair with a book on his lap. He wears a black jacket with white shirt and white gloves. William Knibb was an English Baptist minister and missionary to Jamaica and chiefly known for his work to free…

This is a portrait of Sir Philip Sherlock dressed in a black jacket, white shirt and bow tie. Philip Manderson Sherlock was born in 1902 in Jamaica. He was educated there and obtained first class honours at the University of London external BA degree…

The photograph shows an 18th century image of Parade Square in Montego Bay. Trees, houses and flowers can be seen in the background. Established in honour of the freedom fighter who launched an early slave rebellion, Sam Sharpe Square was formerly…

This is a photograph of Linton Kwesi Johnson standing and wearing a black jacket. A tree is seen in the background. Born in Jamaica, 24 August 1952 he is a UK-based dub poet. In 2002 he became the second living poet, and the only black poet, to be…

Men playing rugby aggressively. They play in long sleeve shirts and shorts on the grass.

Photograph showing the Jamaica cricket team all dressed in their blazers. One player wears cricket pads.