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Governor General Clifford Campbell takes the oath at the swearing in ceremony

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Sir Clifford Campbell was the first Jamaican born Governor General of Jamaica. He served in that position from December 1, 1962 to March 2, 1973. Here he is taking the oath at his swearing in ceremony.

Hussay Festival

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Photograph depicting a large gathering in Westmoreland, in celebration of the Hussay, a traditional East Indian religious festival.

A native fishing boat, St. Catherine, Jamaica

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Four young men in hats rowing a fishing boat in St. Catherine Jamaica.

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Mallica "Kapo" Reynolds

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Kapo poses with one of his sculptures.

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…

A small house in Spanish Town

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View of the front of a small dwelling in Spanish Town, St. Catherine.