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Kings House and grounds, Jamaica
Kings House and grounds. A woman stands in the yard, one hand on hip; a bouquet of plants in the other.
Olympic Games - 1952 Helsinki Olympics Rhoden winning 4 X 400 from Mel Whitfield USA
Jamaica's George Rhoden winning the 4 x 400 relay from USA Mel Whitfield at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland.
The Mannings School, Westmoreland, Jamaica
Front view of one of the buildings on the Mannings School grounds. The Mannings School owes its existence to Thomas Manning, landed proprietor of Burnt Savannah, Westmoreland who died in 1710.
Frome Sugar Factory, Westmoreland, Jamaica
The exterior of the Frome Sugar Factory in Westmoreland, Jamaica. Frome Sugar Estate was once the centre of the region's economic life, processing cane grown on its own lands as well as that supplies thousands of individual small growers from…
Governor General Clifford Campbell takes the oath at the swearing in ceremony
Sir Clifford Campbell was the first Jamaican born Governor General of Jamaica. He served in that position from December 1, 1962 to March 2, 1973. Here he is taking the oath at his swearing in ceremony.
Hussay Festival
Photograph depicting a large gathering in Westmoreland, in celebration of the Hussay, a traditional East Indian religious festival.
A native fishing boat, St. Catherine, Jamaica
Four young men in hats rowing a fishing boat in St. Catherine Jamaica.
Tom Cringle's Cotton Tree, St. Catherine, Jamaica
Image of the massive cotton tree widely known as Tom Cringle's Cotton Tree. It was named after a character in a popular 19th century novel entitled 'Tom Cringle's Log' (Michael Scott, 1834). This ceiba or silk cotton tree was located in front of the…
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Jamaica: The Dome
A poster with an image of the Dome - a room above a stream known as 'The Creek' in Manteca Bahia in which the 'Keeper of the Creek' lived.