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W.A. Bustamante on the steps of a house

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Alexander Bustamante and four men standing on the porch of a wooden house.

Vintage car

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A vintage car used for contract carriage/transportation.

View of royal box, National Stadium, on the night of August 6

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Princess Margaret and her entourage, Alexander Bustamante, Norman Manley and other dignitaries in the royal box at the National Stadium for the occasion of handing over independence to Jamaica from the colonial power of Britain on August 6, 1962.

Temporary post office (Kingston Earthquake)

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Two men sorting mail in a makeshift post office after the 1907 earthquake.

Alexander Berry & son

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Items inside the Alexander Berry & son store - dealers in china, glass and earthenware.

Bert Rose and Pauline Malek, pupils of Rowe's Studio of Dancing

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Bert Rose and Pauline Malek captured during a dance routine.

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Bartering on the Niger

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Enslaved men and women waiting to be auctioned. Soldiers are keeping guard.

Basin, goblet, commode, etc.

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Photograph of a basin, goblet, commode along with other items used hygiene care in ancient days.

An iron gibbet on which rebellious slaves awaited a slow and painful death

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An iron gibbet, used to punish and torture rebellious slaves to death, on display at the Museum of the Institute of Jamaica.