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Traffic jam and vehicular shut off in flood rains in Kingston
"Two of the many Kingston commuters who yesterday afternoon got wet feet as short but torrential rainfall converted the City's roads into river valleys. The showers started in the early afternoon, and within a few minutes several roads particularly…
A man tries to navigate the flooded street
"A man holds on to a bus stop column as others take shelter during a city flood."
Rose Slip
"Mr. Bucket [Ranny Williams] grumbles to himself as he washes out his pot at the standpipe in the yard."
Rose Slip
""Ah don't want no charity," Mr. Bucket [Ranny Williams] tells Flossie [Pauline Stone] who offers him a cup of tea. Looking on is Granny, who delights in taunting Mr. Bucket."
Rose Slip
"Gus sympathises with a young woman [Bev Marsh] who, unable to find work, is wondering if she should turn to prostitution."
Rose Slip
"Mr. Bucket is caught by the women of the yard and he is about to get a bath for the first time in years."
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"Flossie drags her man, Gus, from his bed and urges him to help capture Mr. Bucket whom Flossie wants to give a bath."
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Jasper Hall
Photograph of the Jasper Hall building, built in 1756 on High Holborn Street, Kingston. It was named for Colonel Jasper Hall, speaker of the House of…