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This is a print of a waterfall between rocks on a hill. The water falls into a river. Flowers and trees are also depicted. A woman carries a basket on her head while another is seen pulling two donkeys.

The image shows the Jamaican team to the Olympic games held in Helsinki, Finland, in 1952. The team comprises four ladies and seven men. Some of the men in the photograph were on the record breaking 4x400 m relay team such as: Arthur Wint, Herb…

James MacFayden was a Scottish doctor and botanist who made a significant contribution to the scientific study of plants of the Caribbean region. While treating patients during one of the periodic epidemic of cholera, he himself contracted the…

Lady Juliana Dawkins (1735-1821) the daughter of the 2nd Earl of Portmore married Henry Dawkins in 1759. George Hay Dawkins-Pennant was her second son.

The photograph shows a section of Harbour Street in Kingston, Jamaica, which has been devastated by the earthquake of 1907. Damaged utility poles, streets and buildings can also be seen in the photograph.

Black and white photograph of a naval dockyard where either commissioned ships are based or where ships are overhauled and refitted.

The image shows a hut in the bushes. It is nestled among trees and bushes on a hill.

Gordon Town is a settlement in Jamaica situated in the parish of St. Andrew. Horses can be seen in the photograph.

The picture shows a woman standing in a long dress, bear-footed. Both arms akimbo (sides).

A group of women walk through the village of Half Way Tree on the eve of the 20th century. Half Way Tree is capital of the parish of St. Andrew.