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The living room - Devon House

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The Living Room at Devon House furnished with patterned upholstered sofas, framed portraits and mirror on the wall, chandelier and drapery at an adjoining doorway.

The lowering of the Union Jack at 12:00 midnight August 5, 1962

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Jamaica's Independence from the British celebrated when the British Union Jack is lowered and Jamaica's black, green and gold flag is seen fluttering upwards into the midnight night sky August 5, 1962.

The Main Street Mandeville

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Pedestrians walking along main street in Mandeville, Manchester, Jamaica. Vehicles are packed on the sidewalk or driving along the roadway.

The Mannings School, Westmoreland, Jamaica

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Front view of one of the buildings on the Mannings School grounds. The Mannings School owes its existence to Thomas Manning, landed proprietor of Burnt Savannah, Westmoreland who died in 1710.

The mannish look, in fall hats for women

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"The mannish look is "in" in fall hats for women. Frank Olive offers a felt fedora, top left, and Halston has a small peaked cap, ideal for short haircuts. Bottom left is Frank Olive's derby, designed to go with the new vested suits and the gaucho…

The Manor Park Shopping Plaza

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"The Manor Park Shopping Plaza in Constant Spring is now being extended northerly by this new set of buildings. The development is being undertaken by Pan Jamaican Investment Trust. Workmen are seen handling materials in the background."

The market at Roseau

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Market scene in Roseau, the capital of Dominica.

The Market Wharf, Kingston, Jamaica

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Ladies buying bunches of bananas at the market wharf in Kingston, Jamaica.

The Maroons in ambush on the Dromilly Estate in the parish of Trelawny

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A postcard depicting maroons armed with weapons waiting to ambush English soldiers as they walk in the woods among huge trees and shrubs on the Dromilly Estate in the parish of Trelawny.