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Harper's weekly (sketches in Newcastle, Jamaica)
Sketches in Newcastle, St. Andrew of - 'Officers quarters hospital,' 'A victim to Yellow Jack,' 'Market day,' 'Carrying ammunition,' and 'Taking an invalid for embarkation.'
Kingston Race Course
Large gathering at the Kingston Race Course (now National Heroes Circle) - a track once used for horse-racing.
George Lord Rodney
Print of George Lord Rodney, "drawn from life by W.H. Brown, engraved by C. Warren, and published according to Act of Parliament by C. Cooke."
Overturned Leyland truck
"How lucky can you get? Truck driver Barrington Small (in front of truck) was on his way to the Salt River bulk sugar store Sunday with a load full of 18 tons brown sugar from New Yarmouth and Monymusk, when the steering on his Leyland truck snapped.…
Harbour Street, Kingston
4" x 6". engraving.
Note on back: This print appears to be King Street, not Harbour Street. Compare with Duperly's "View of Harbour Street."
Note on back: This print appears to be King Street, not Harbour Street. Compare with Duperly's "View of Harbour Street."
Charles Hyatt in studio
Charles Hyatt in studio during radio broadcast of his radio broadcast - "Here Comes Charley".
Accident along Bamboo Avenue in St. Elizabeth
"Death van: seen in the picture above is the Datsun van which brought death to Austin Lloyd Asher 25, a driver attached to Mutual Life, when it crashed along Bamboo Avenue in Holland, St. Elizabeth on Sunday morning. Also injured were Phillis and…
Rotary receives books from JAMAC
"Rotary received books from the Jamaica American Medical Assistance Committee [JAMAC]: Rotary President Keble Williams and JAMAC Member Herman Spoerri discuss the supplementary reading material which will be distributed throughout Jamaica by the…
Everton Coach
"No ball - Umpire Gifford Anderson signals and shouts as Everton Coach Lucas' opening batsman drives the delivery from Carlton Gordon through the covers in the Senior Cup match with Kingston at Nelson Oval on Sunday. Wicket-keeper Anthony Campbell…
Assistant Superintendent Alphonso Williams
"Next super? The Parish Councils Services Commission has recommended to the Portland Parish Council that acting Assistant Superintendent Alphonso Williams be promoted to the rank of Superintendent in the Council service effective April 1."
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Morant Bay Courthouse

The historic Morant Bay Courthouse, scene of the 1865 Morant Bay Rebellion. It was partially destroyed by fire in 2007 and the statue of Paul Bogle…