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An illustration of enslaved men and women planting sugar cane from Richard Bridgen's book 'West Indian Scenery'. The land is being cleared, the field is formed into beds and, as is termed, round ridged and lined off with a chain for the cane holes,…

A scene showing workers preparing the land for planting; a windwill, vegetation and a road leading to a large dwelling enclosed by high walls on a hill.

A photographic print of a sugarcane planation showing labourers planting sugarcane, a road leading to buildings behind a high wall, and a windmill and palm trees in the foreground.

Image of a plaque at the Marina at Port Antonio. It was unveiled upon the official opening of the marina on September 12, 2002 by Hon. P.J. Patterson, then Prime Minister of Jamaica. The plaque is on a structure made of a stone material and a ship's…

A plaque at the White Marl Taino Museum that was erected in appreciation of Robert Randolf Howard, a pioneer in Jamaican Archaeology.

Plaque on a wall at Port Royal with inscriptions to governor of Jamaica from the Secretary of State, dated 16th November 1918, extended thanks to the people of Jamaica for compulsory service in World War I - 1914 - 1918.

"American country and western singing superstar Johnny Cash (second from right), lays a plaque to a house he donated at the SOS Children's Village at Barrett Town, near Montego Bay. Assisting him is the president of the Village and general manager…

"It's Carnival time. Time to Play Mas, and Samuel dressed as a marine, "invades" the tailor shop and "fires" his machine gun. The shock and excitement is too much for Mrs. Gokool. She suffers a heart attack and dies."

"Mr. Gokool's tailor shop - Gokool spins dreams of fantasy to Samuel, his simple fetch-and-carry boy, while his mother, the wielder of domineering authority, tinkers in the background. Stefan Kaipha, Gokool and Rudolph Walker, known to Jamaican…

"Rides anyone? - St. Andrew Settlement's Director, John Levy, gives a delighted youngster a shoulder boost while others watch gleefully."