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The coloured people camp under the banyan tree, Parade Gardens, Kingston

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Displaced people of colour stand by a wire fence located near the large banyan tree at Kingston's Parade Gardens, where tents have been set up following the earthquake and fire that devastated Kingston in 1907.

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.

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.

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, 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…