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Two officers lower the union Jack, Jamaica's Flag before Independence while unlookers look on.

The massed bands parading at the Flag Raising Ceremony at the National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica

Two elderly couple dancing the Quadrille while the villagers look on

Black and white photographs showing Princess Margaret on the occasion of the first opening of the Jamaican parliament. She is seen here addressing the parliament from a microphone as she reads from a document. Nine other persons are seen in the…

Interior of Gordon House showing two maces that are used during the opening of parliament lying on tables.

Lucille Mathurin Mair sitting at a table.

Princess Margaret is seen standing in Jamaica's Parliament with members of Parliament. Everyone is standing while Princess Margaret is addressing the Parliament. The Jamaica coat of arms is seen on the wall in the parliament. This event took place…

Two children seated on a float waving to the crowd. On the float is written " Bureau of Health Education" with its symbol displayed.

Jamaica's Independence from the British celebrated when the British Union Jack is lowered and Jamaica's black, green and gold flag is seen fluttering upwards into the midnight night sky August 5, 1962.

The image shows the opening cermony of the Olympic Games held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. The photgraph shows the stadium packed with spectators while the flag bearers and their representatives whose countries will be participating pass by. The…