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Parade Square ca 1900-1910 Montego Bay

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The photograph shows an 18th century image of Parade Square in Montego Bay. Trees, houses and flowers can be seen in the background. Established in honour of the freedom fighter who launched an early slave rebellion, Sam Sharpe Square was formerly…

Linton Kwesi Johnson, singer - poet - activist, living in London

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This is a photograph of Linton Kwesi Johnson standing and wearing a black jacket. A tree is seen in the background. Born in Jamaica, 24 August 1952 he is a UK-based dub poet. In 2002 he became the second living poet, and the only black poet, to be…

Jamaica holding on to a ball although fiercely tackled by Barbados at Caymanas.

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Men playing rugby aggressively. They play in long sleeve shirts and shorts on the grass.

Members of the Jamaican Cricket team who drew their three-day match against the touring Carreras cricketers...1965.

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Photograph showing the Jamaica cricket team all dressed in their blazers. One player wears cricket pads.

Opening of the games

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The photograph shows a man and a woman walking ahead of a group of people in wheelchairs. Some of the persons in the wheelchairs are being pushed by individuals while others are pushing themselves. Three men are standing on a stage looking on at the…

Rev. William Knibb

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Print depicting the Rev. William Knibb standing with a scroll partially rolled down in one hand. He is dressed in jacket, vest and inside shirt. William Knibb was a Baptist Minister in Jamaica.

Staff and students of William Knibb High school in Falmouth

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The image shows staff and students of the William Knibb Memorial High School in Falmouth, Trelawny. The staff are seated while students stand in the front and back.The school is seen in the background.

Alcoa's blessing

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This photograph shows a section of the Alcoa's Aluminium Plant. In the foreground is a man wearing a construction hat and a bucket in his hand.

Executive members of associated organizations involved with the Westport Housing Cooperatative Project at Portmore lands.

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The image shows three men from Westport Housing Cooperative Society Limited engaged in a conversation outside an unfinished building.

Housing Estate, 1965

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The photograph shows a number of unfinished small houses.