Kingston Public Hospital employee demonstration

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Title

Kingston Public Hospital employee demonstration

Description

"The predominantly female accounting staff at the K.P.H. demonstrating over the absence of air-conditioning in their office. They have undergirded their complaint about the heat by appearing at work in short shorts and cool blouses, some knotted inches above the top of the shorts. They are photographed taking a cool break at the water cooler."

Subject

Demonstrations; Employees; Hospitals- Jamaica; Kingston Public Hospital (Kingston, Jamaica)

Creator

Hewett, Herbert (Daily News)

Source

NLJ Photograph Collection IN: Daily News Collection, Hospitals, Ja.

Identifier

D0004563

Rights

Permission to reproduce this image must be obtained from the National Library of Jamaica.

Format

JPEG

Type

Photograph

Publisher

25-May-75

Citation

Hewett, Herbert (Daily News), “Kingston Public Hospital employee demonstration,” National Library of Jamaica Digital Collection , accessed October 8, 2024, https://nljdigital.nlj.gov.jm/items/show/3326.