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Daguerian Excursions in Jamaica

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Title page of Adolphe Duperly's "Daguerian Excursions in Jamaica" written around 1850.

Nature provides lunch in the Canefields

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Cane cutters (men and women) take a break from their task to relax and eat pieces of sugarcane. Some are sitting on the ground while others are standing around. A white overseer is supervising the workers.

St. Ann's Bay

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Photograph showing a section of St Ann's Bay in earlier days. People stand in a section of the dusty road. Buildings line both sides of the road. Coconut trees are also in view.

King's House: old and new

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Print shows King's House in Spanish Town, St Catherine six persons are standing in the yard while a cart driven by two horses gallops by. Another group of three stands close to the house.

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Newcastle, Barrack, Jamaica

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Newcastle, the barracks of a British regiment perched on the wooded slopes of the hills. The Fives-court and Pararde Ground
road network are seen.

A view of Kingston Parish Church

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An artist's impression of the Kingston Parish Church showing people, horses and carriages moving about in front of the church.

Doctor's Cave Bath Club, Montego Bay

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A scene at the Doctor's Cave Bath Club in Montego Bay, St. James. In 1906, Dr. Alexander James McCatty, M. D. donated his beachfront property in Montego Bay for the founding of a bathing club. Along with Dr. McCatty, a number of doctors of the area…

Doctor's Cave Bath Club, Montego Bay

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A scene at the Doctor's Cave Bath Club in Montego Bay, St. James. In 1906, Dr. Alexander James McCatty, M. D. donated his beachfront property in Montego Bay for the founding of a bathing club. Along with Dr. McCatty, a number of doctors of the area…

General Post Office Kingston, Jamaica

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A drawing of the General Post Office, Kingston, Jamaica, done by Geo Duff, son-in-law of Mr. Brymer, the first Postmaster for Jamaica.

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Circus act

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Circus performers entertain the crowd during a balancing act.