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George Headley being attended to in the MCC vs West Indies at Lords, 1933
Photograph of doctors attending to an injured George Headley while other cricketers and the umpire look on at Lords oval in 1933.
Kingston Collegiate Cricket team 1937
Image shows nine members of the Kingston collegiate cricket team and probably their coach (dressed in blazer) attired in their cricket uniform. Some of the cricketers wear cricket pads. Two are seated on the ground, five on a bench and two stand in…
General Toussaint Louverture (1743-1803). Precurseur de l' Independence d' Haiti
General Toussaint is neatly dressed in his army attire; his sword stacked on one side and a sash across his chest with gold stars. He holds a white paper in his hand.
Chatoyer, the chief of the black charaibes in St. Vincent with his wives ca. 1773
The picture shows Joseph Chatoyer with two of his wives. The women are partially nude except for their skirts. Chatoyer is seen patially nude as well and sports an orange tie-head. He poses with a weapon while he smokes a pipe. One wife carries a…
N. Ireland playing New Zealand in world netball tour in Jamaica
The photograph details a netball match being played between North Ireland and New Zealand in Jamaica. The ladies are seen exchanging passes and the opposing side defending the pass. The players are wearing their respective bibs indicating which…
Life and adventure of Three Fingerd Jack, the terror of Jamaicans.
This colourful print shows a scene from the Life and Times of Three Finger'd Jack story. Two individuals, maybe slaves, are shackled. A man in a blue robe sporting golden crown pierces a ram with his very long spear. The scene also depicts a…
Rosa by means of a taper burns the rope
A Frontispiece print from supposedly William Burdett's, "The History of Three Finger'd Jack, the Terror of Jamaica," depicts a man lying on a cot and another sitting in front of him.
A view of Kingston Barracks
Photograph shows the Kingston Barracks with people standing outside on the grounds.
King Street above Barry Street, looking north toward the Parish Church
Print depicts a street view of King Street, Kingston looking toward the Kingston Parish Church in the distance. Several buildings on opposite sides of the street. People, chickens, and pigs are also depicted. The buildings look old and the roads look…
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Small house near sea
Large palms surround a small dwelling by the seashore. Before the property is a dirt road and a small bridge over the water running into the sea. In…
