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Looking west along Port Royal Street, LOJ in foreground
A view of Port Royal Street in Downtown, Kingston, looking west. To the left, a ruined building is being taken apart by a crane and in the background to the right are several buildings including the high-rise Life of Jamaica (now Sagicor) building.
Peasants on the Rockfort Road going to market
Women dressed in long dresses, head-ties, some with baskets on their heads, pose for a photograph while on their way to the market. They are travelling with a donkey that has a straw basket attached to its sides.
Rockfort, Kingston in the early days
Marl, gravel, rocks and road construction material line the Rockfort road ahead of construction that was to take place. A single horse-drawn carriage is on the road.
Rockfort Road
A view of Rockfort Road by the seashore with several buildings and structures in view and where passengers are loading a parked tramcar. Heaps of marl and other building material have been heaped along the sides of the road for construction on the…
Stalled cars on flooded Princess Street
Several vehicles become stalled as a result of flood rains, resulting in a pile up of traffic on Princess Street in Downtown, Kingston.
Kingston Industrial Garage, Pechon Street, Downtown Kingston, circa 1920
Postcard showing the inside of the Kingston Industrial Garage (K.I.G.). To the left, a mechanic is working on a car. A man is sitting in one of the cars and another is seated at the accounting and information desk.
A representation of the sugar-cane and the art of making sugar
Print depicting the sugar making process.
A large group of children seated
Children and a few adults sit outdoors on metal chairs in the glaring sun. Some are using papers, rags and umbrellas as shields against the hot sun.
A young girl running
A little girl is captured with a package in her hand, running by a zinc fence with a wooden gate, at 21a Baker Street.
An elderly man leading the children through the bushes
Five small barefooted children and an elderly man walk along a grassy pathway.
Tags: Children; Palms; Rural elderly