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Flying stump: India's 20 year old Dilip Vengsarkar has his offspring uprooted by Michael Holding to end a courageous innings of 39 in yesterday...

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The image shows Dilip Vengsarkar walking off the field after his stump was uprooted by Michael Holding. Other cricketers are also seen on the field in catching positions.

C.A Wiles, E. Achong, George Headley and Sir Algernon Aspinall at tea hosted by the W. I. Club

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Black and white photograph of cricketers, C.A Wiles, George Headley, E. Achong and writer Sir Algernon Aspinall having tea at function staged by the West Indies Club.

Neville Bonitto and Allan Rae

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Photograph shows cricketers Neville Bonito to the left and Allan Rae, right, walking off the field with cricket bats in their hands.

William Knibb

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Coloured print depicts William Knibb seated on a chair with a book on his lap. He wears a black jacket with white shirt and white gloves. William Knibb was an English Baptist minister and missionary to Jamaica and chiefly known for his work to free…

Philip Sherlock

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This is a portrait of Sir Philip Sherlock dressed in a black jacket, white shirt and bow tie. Philip Manderson Sherlock was born in 1902 in Jamaica. He was educated there and obtained first class honours at the University of London external BA degree…

Parade Square ca 1900-1910 Montego Bay

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The photograph shows an 18th century image of Parade Square in Montego Bay. Trees, houses and flowers can be seen in the background. Established in honour of the freedom fighter who launched an early slave rebellion, Sam Sharpe Square was formerly…

Linton Kwesi Johnson, singer - poet - activist, living in London

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This is a photograph of Linton Kwesi Johnson standing and wearing a black jacket. A tree is seen in the background. Born in Jamaica, 24 August 1952 he is a UK-based dub poet. In 2002 he became the second living poet, and the only black poet, to be…

Jamaica holding on to a ball although fiercely tackled by Barbados at Caymanas.

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Men playing rugby aggressively. They play in long sleeve shirts and shorts on the grass.

Members of the Jamaican Cricket team who drew their three-day match against the touring Carreras cricketers...1965.

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Photograph showing the Jamaica cricket team all dressed in their blazers. One player wears cricket pads.

Opening of the games

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The photograph shows a man and a woman walking ahead of a group of people in wheelchairs. Some of the persons in the wheelchairs are being pushed by individuals while others are pushing themselves. Three men are standing on a stage looking on at the…