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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…

Tom Cringle's Cotton Tree

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Large cotton tree once found near the Ferry Police Station in St. Catherine, Jamaica.

Tom Cringle's cotton tree

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Postcard of Tom Pringle's cotton tree at Ferry, St. Catherine. A man is posing by the tree with his wagon parked along the dirt road.

Half Way Tree, 1899

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A busy scene in late 19th century Half Way Tree. Women can be seen carrying baskets on their heads, donkeys are transporting goods and a group of persons are gathered under a large tree.