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Jamaican policeman directs traffic at the busy intersection of King and Harbour Streets, Kingston around 1965.

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Jamaican policeman in a kiosk directs traffic at the busy intersection of King and Harbour Streets, downtown Kingston circa 1965. Commercial building in the background.

Jamaican participants in the XV Olympic Games, Helsinki, Finland

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Five members of the Jamaican Olympic team to the 1952 Summer Olympic Games held in Helsinki, Finland, pose for a photograph. They are sporting Jamaica's Olympic costume for that year. Amongst them is Arthur Wint, member of the gold winning 4 x 400…

Jamaican participants in Olympic Games, Finland 1952

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Five men are seen in this photograph. These men are Jamaican athletes in the 1952 Olympic Games held in Finland. They are all wearing blazers and berets with the British flag stitched on. One of the men is sitting on a chair.

Jamaican owl, Pseudoscops Grammicus

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Image of a Jamaican owl perched on a tree limb. The Pseudoscops Grammicus is endemic to the island of Jamaica.

Jamaican Heron - Jamaica Air Service's latest aircraft

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Photograph of the Jamaican Heron - Jamaica Air Service's latest aircraft in flight.

Jamaican heritage mural

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"This mural, executed by artist Gaston Tabois, depicts the gamut of development in Jamaica up to the year of Independence."

Jamaican folklore on the streets

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Group of persons parading horse costumes in the streets.

Jamaican Folk Singers

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Group of eleven young ladies, members of the Jamaican Folk Singers, pose for photo on a lawn. They wear bandana dresses with matching head-ties.