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Members of the Georgian Society

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Some members of the Georgian Society of Jamaica, touring Spanish Town and capturing photographs of buildings. A man on a bicycle is riding by the group.

The Bog Walk

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Print showing a woman walking with two young children on the dirt road at Bog Walk, and men directing oxen carrying loads.

Highgate Great House

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Sepia-toned photograph of a framed 18th century painting of Highgate Great House in Sligoville, St. Catherine. Highgate Great House was the former residence of successive governors of Jamaica - Lord Belmore, Lord Sligo, Sir Charles Metcalfe, Sir…

Archaeology sifter

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A sifter used in the excavation process of remains on the White Marl Taino Museum site, located off the Kingston to St. Catherine highway.

Rio Cobre (Dam Head), St. Catherine

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A section of the Rio Cobre Dam in St. Catherine with a view of the water level gauge.

Tom Cringle's Cotton Tree, St. Catherine, Jamaica

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Image of the massive cotton tree widely known as Tom Cringle's Cotton Tree. It was named after a character in a popular 19th century novel entitled 'Tom Cringle's Log' (Michael Scott, 1834). This ceiba or silk cotton tree was located in front of the…