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The Barrett House - Falmouth
The Barrett House, once owned by Edward Barrett and built in 1799. The windows and doors have been sealed with concrete to prevent further deterioration of the ruins.
The barber
A barber grooming his client's hair outside a hut.
Tags: Barbers; Country life - Jamaica; Dwellings; Huts; Thatched roofs
The barbecues, Middleton coffee plantation circa 1907
Sepia photograph showing concrete barbecues on which coffee beans are dried at the Middleton coffee plantation in Gordon Town, St. Andrew, Jamaica. Six persons seen around barbecues, one stands on a barbecue with a small animal. A woman looks down…
The Barbecues, Middleton Coffee Plantation
Photograph showing concrete barbecues on which coffee beans are dried, at the Middleton Coffee Plantation, Gordon Town, St. Andrew.
The barbarous cruelty inflicted on a Negro at Suriname
A photographic print depicting a Negro woman tied to a tree and being beaten with whips by two men.
The Barbadoes mulatto girl
Print depicting a Barbadian mulatto woman buying produce from two female vendors. One of the vendors is fully clad and sitting on a basket with another basket of fruits/vegetables before her. The second woman is standing topless with a basket of…
The Baptist Manse, Falmouth
This Baptist church building, built in 1798 is of Georgian architecture and was the first masonic temple in Jamaica. In 1834, it was sold to the Baptist Missionary because of the amount of debt that was incurred from its construction. It later became…
The balcony of Laurel Peart's Kingston apartment
" 'Fauning' over flora: The balcony of Laurel Peart's Kingston apartment hardly has room for people. Her potted plants have taken over, and now they're even invading the living area.
The place is a profusion of staghorn fern, baby's breath, palm,…
The place is a profusion of staghorn fern, baby's breath, palm,…
The bakery, 8 Wellington St, Spanish Town
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.
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Lacovia, Bamboo Walk

Dirt road lined with bamboo trees on both sides. The area, between Middle Quarters and Lacovia, is known as Bamboo Avenue today.