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Photograph of St. Mark's Anglican Church in Rio Bueno, Trelawny. St. Marks was consecrated as an Anglican Parish Church in 1833 after a petition for the establishment of a church by Rio Bueno inhabitants.

A small wooden structure that houses the Martha Brae Postal Agency in Jamaica. A blue concrete house with a vehicle parked beside it is behind the post office.

Print depicting the Rev. William Knibb standing with a scroll partially rolled down in one hand. Written on the scroll is "Slavery abolished; Jamaica - August 1st, 1838. He is dressed in jacket, vest and inside shirt. William Knibb was a Baptist…

Selecting the best yams for market, Lorrimers, Trelawny. A group of farmers in the field measuring and selecting the best yams to be taken to the market.

A group performs bruckins at Mello-Go-Round during the 1978 festival of the arts.

Photograph showing a small group performing the Kumina dance in Manhioneal, Portland. A much larger group of spectators look on.

Dancers perform the John Canoe dance.

Two elderly couple dancing the Quadrille while the villagers look on.

A group of women doing the maypole dance. The Maypole is a European retained social dance which originated from May Day celebrations in England. It has however, taken on a Jamaican character.

A gentleman in a hat doing the etu/ettu dance. A group of persons cheer him on. Etu is an African retained dance kept alive by a small group of people in Hanover who claim Yoruba (Nigerian) ancestry. Etu may be part of a ‘play’ performed at wedding…