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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.

A wholesale and retail store, known all over Jamaica as McNish Ltd.

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The ruined wholesale and retail store, McNish Ltd., after the 1907 earthquake.

A typical bungalow, Buff Bay, Portland

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Man sitting with his legs crossed relaxes in the sitting area of a bungalow in Buff Bay, Portland.

A new J.O.S. bus station at terminus at Mineral Bath

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A number 2A bus going to King Street, parked at the new Jamaica Omnibus Service (JOS) station in Mineral Bath. Traffic police are on the side of the road near a closed road.

A Negro boy, Jamaica

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A young man posing on the edge of a concrete pond with a fountain at the center. He is holding a fruit in his hands and is lying beside a straw hat filled with fruits.