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  • Tags: Garvey, Marcus, - 1887-1940

Presentation of Marcus Garvey's walking stick to IOJ's Director Mrs. Alleyne

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Photographic negatives of the presentation of Jamaica's first national hero Marcus Garvey's walking stick to IOJ's Director at that time Mrs. Alleyne.

The casket with Garvey's remains along North St. on its way to George VI Memorial Park for interment

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Procession marching alongside the casket carrying Marcus Garvey's body. Jamaica Constabulary Force officers are marching with the vehicle and a large crowd of spectators are along the road and at the George VI Memorial Park.

The crate bearing Garvey's remains at Palisadoes Airport

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Marcus Garvey's family receiving his body at the Palisadoes Airport [now Norman Manley International Airport]. The body was being transported in a wooden crate with a wreath on top.

The Garvey family in Holy Trinity Cathedral

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Amy Jacques Garvey (second bench on left), members of the Garvey family and other persons gather in the Holy Trinity Cathedral for Marcus Garvey's funeral service.