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Miss Clarendon and runners-up
"The new Miss Clarendon, Sharon Oliver, smiles in almost total satisfaction after she topped six other contestants at the Balcony Hill Hotel in May Pen on Saturday night. At left is first place runner-up, Fern McDonald and at right is Joan…
Busta and the Beauties
"Busta and the beauties: Fourteen of the finalists in the Miss Jamaica Contest who visited the Rt. Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante at his Irish Town residence Thursday are seen here with the National Hero and Lady Bustamante. It was one of the…
Splendour Heights Go Go Club
"Go go dancing is a favourite with not only Jamaicans as the photograph above taken at Splendour Heights recently shows foreigners enjoying every bit of this dance by one of the many dancers employed to this club."
Scots Kirk
"Several prominent women of the Jamaica Federation of Women worshipped yesterday at the Scots Kirk at Duke Street. Lustily singing are (from left to right) Mrs. E.L. Parkinson, Mrs. Hyacinth McPherson, Lady Campbell, Lady Allan, and Mrs. Glasspole,…
Methodist
"Debate: It was time for a break during yesterday's session of the annual Methodist Synod of the Jamaica District when our photographer caught this group debating Synod business. Members of the five-man group from left are lay representative Percel…
Kingston Public Hospital (KPH)
This will soon be a scene of the past. The many cars, minibuses, motorcycles, handcarts and pedestrians that add to the daily congestion on North Street between the Kingston Public and Jubilee hospitals will no longer do so following a decision of…
Craft training centre, Cornwall Beach
"Craft training centre where classes in painting, sculpture, leathercraft, ceramics and pottery are held."
Jamaica Fire Brigade removing cow from the Barclays Sports Club's pool
"It was not a particularly hot day. But of course there has been no rain and it has been very dry no one knows whether this is what prompted a cow through the gates of the Barclays Sports Club on Phoenix Avenue yesterday, but before you could say…
Badminton doubles match at National Arena
"On the way to victory: Elo Hansen of Denmark [right top] goes down on one knee and plays back a backhand shot in the exciting doubles match at the National Arena last night. Hansen and Fleming Delfs [top left] defeated the English pair of Mike…
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Drax Hall water wheel
Ruins of the water-wheel on the Drax Hall Estate that was founded in 1669 by William Drax. The water-wheel was used to provide power to turn on the…