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Alexandria Hospital laundry building

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"The Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Youth and Community Development, Princess Lawes (centre) cuts the ribbon to open the new Alexandria hospital laundry building on Monday, December 14. Facing her is Dr. Neville Gallimore, Minister of…

Alexander Berry & son

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Items inside the Alexander Berry & son store - dealers in china, glass and earthenware.

Bert Rose and Pauline Malek, pupils of Rowe's Studio of Dancing

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Bert Rose and Pauline Malek captured during a dance routine.

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Bartering on the Niger

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Enslaved men and women waiting to be auctioned. Soldiers are keeping guard.

Basin, goblet, commode, etc.

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Photograph of a basin, goblet, commode along with other items used hygiene care in ancient days.

Band of the Jaw-Bone John-Canoe

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Lithograph showing three members of a John-Canoe band, assisted by a young boy. Two of the men are playing the Gumbay and Dundun drums and the man on the left is playing a rasp. They are being assisted by a young boy.

An iron gibbet on which rebellious slaves awaited a slow and painful death

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An iron gibbet, used to punish and torture rebellious slaves to death, on display at the Museum of the Institute of Jamaica.

A wholesale and retail store, known all over Jamaica as McNish Ltd.

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The ruined wholesale and retail store, McNish Ltd., after the 1907 earthquake.

A view of Kingston barracks

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A scene at the Kingston Barracks with soldiers and guests standing outside on the grounds.

A view of King Street

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A busy scene at one of Downtown Kingston's principal streets, King Street.