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The bakery, 8 Wellington St, Spanish Town

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Sunrise Bakery and other business places at a two-storey building located at 8 Wellington Street in Spanish Town, St. Catherine. A few men with their bicycles are gathered on the portico of the building.

The audience applauds an address by His Excellency the Governor General at Textile Manufacturers Ltd.

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The audience applauds an address by His Excellency the Governor General (in foreground, left) at Textile Manufacturers Limited.

The Astronauts, Ms Lou, Maas Ran and Louis Kelly Barrow set off

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Clockwise from front: Ranny Williams, Louise Bennett and Lois Kelly Barrow dressed as astronauts as they appear in a scene from Moonshine Anancy - the LTM Pantomime 1969.

The arrival of the Duke and Duchess of York, 1927

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Photograph shows officials and other dignitaries on the pier's boardwalk waiting for the arrival of the Duke and Duchess of York in Kingston, Jamaica in the year 1927.

The Arms, Port Henderson

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Stone building known as "The Arms" or "Rodney's Lookout" or "Rodney's Arm", located in the old port town of Port Henderson, St. Catherine. It was built by Admiral George Rodney on a summit of the Port Henderson Hills
between 1780- 1782 as an old…

The aqueduct, Mona

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A section of the Mona Aqueduct, built by Thomas Hope Elleston in 1758. Large trees surround the aqueduct.

The airlift tube depositing mud and water on a screen in the barge at Port Royal excavation

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Men on a barge anchored in the sea in Port Royal using an airlift pump to assist in their excavation of the area. A ship is seen in the background.

The Abuna blessing the congregation

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"Blessing: The Abuna blessing the congregation at the divine service of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church at 89 Maxfield Avenue on New Year's Day. The service marked the end of the third annual conference of the EOC of the Western Hemisphere."

The 1930 cricket team with George Headley on the the left

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Group photograph of the West Indies cricket team in 1930 . George Headley is on the extreme left in the middle row [kneeling on one leg].