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"Work on the restoration of historic buildings in the Spanish Town Square is scheduled to begin August 4, and the MP for the area and Parliamentary Secretary int he Ministry of Labour, Granville Williams [centre] toured the Square recently to examine…

Photograph of two young owls in a nest.

A postcard from the Gardner's series showing a man, woman and child walking towards a church one Sunday in Jamaica. The man, dressed in suit and hat, is carrying a book [possibly a bible] in hand and is looking back at a bunch of bananas as he walks…

"Polo-neck dress taken from Xaymaca (page 12)."

"Hands outstretched, Jamaica's 'Old Groaner,' Archie Lewis, gives his all to a dinner audience at the Montego Beach Hotel, where he performs each Wednesday evening. With a repertoire of ballads ranging from 'Moon River' and 'Catch a Falling Star' to…

"Jamaican crooner, Archie Lewis, who performs regularly at hotels along the north-coast, will leave the island later this year to appear, for the second successive year, at the American Bankers' Association Convention, at Tulsa, Oklahoma. Lewis,…

"Mass: Choristers headed by chief servers march up to the altar of the St. Andrew Parish Church Friday night for the start of the solemn mass to ring in the New Year."

Vendors display and sell ground provisions and other food items at the Montego Market Place.

"ONSET OF AGONY?: The true case of Prime Minister Forbes Burnham's look of concern is not known, but the use of a walking stick and the grimace on his face is evidence that walking is a strain for him. Mr. Burnham and his wife are seen at the…

"Birdseye view of the North Street hospital complex, with the new emergency and accident block at left (background), the old Nurses Home and parking area at left (foreground) and the main KPH Casualty block at right."