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Police called to lumber yard strike

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Photograph showing policeman seemingly in discussion with two men in lumber yard of Leonard deCordova during strike. Buildings and parked trucks in background.

Labour unrest in Metropolis starts all over again

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Men and women standing together looking defiantly ahead during the labour unrest of 1938. Section of building in background.

J.B.C. Strikers - Sit Down Demonstration

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Famous Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation strike in 1964, when strikers sat down in the Half-Way Tree square blocking traffic. Vehicular traffic stopped to a halt, while a crowd of curious onlookers supported the strikers.

People waiting patiently to purchase Kerosene oil

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People including children form a queue with containers in hand, waiting to purchase kerosene oil.

Jeanne Wilson

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Portrait of author Jeanne Wilson.

V.S. Reid, Novelist

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Photograph of V. S. Reid, Jamaican Novelist, sitting at his desk with his eyeglasses on his forehead. Two pens are in holders on the desk.

Jean D'Costa

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Portrait of Jean D'Costa, Jamaican author of children's books.

Thomas MacDermot or Tom Redcam

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Portrait of Thomas MacDermot Jamaican poet, novelist and editor of the Jamaica Times, who also wrote under the pseudonym Tom Redcam.

Thomas MacDermot Family Portrait

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Family portrait of Thomas MacDermot and members of his familiy.

A MacDermot Family Wedding Group

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Members of the MacDermot Family pose for a group photograph with the bride and groom at a family wedding.