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Central Manchester

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"After the flood: this is how the inside of many homes in Central Manchester looked after recent flood waters subsided, many people lost most of their furniture and clothing."

Central Tower - Constant Spring Hotel (now Immaculate Conception School)

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A badly damaged section of the central tower at the Constant Spring Hotel (now Immaculate Conception High). The large cracks seen are as a result of the Great 1907 Earthquake.

Central Village, St. Catherine

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"Picking their way: Yesterday afternoon was one of the few occasions since last week on which Cleveland Butler and members of his household have left their home. The entrance to the yard in the Little Lane area of Central Village had been under many…

Ceramics class, Norman Road School operated by the Diocese of Jamaica

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Instructors and students seated around wooden desks and chairs during a ceramics class at the Norman Road School.

Ceramist Miss Jean Taylor

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"Ceramics: Producing a fine array of functional items, ceramist Miss Jean Taylor is beginning to step up her production. Miss Taylor is a skilled artisan and is becoming popular because of her fine workmanship and glazes. Studio Potters is the only…

Ceremonial function

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"For the seniors: the ceremonial function for the launching of free passes for the senior citizens and the handicapped took place at the bus stop outside the offices of the British High Commission on Trafalgar Road yesterday. So far, 50 persons have…

Ceremony to unveil plaque commemorating Sir Lionel Smith's proclamation of Abolition 1838

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Governor General Most Hon. Sir Howard Cooke and other dignitaries in attendance at an unveiling ceremony of a slavery abolition plaque at old King's House in Spanish Town, St. Catherine.