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Scene at the market place in Havana, Cuba, as depicted by Elias Durnford. Persons are seen carrying our various activities such as transporting goods, having conversations and playing games. A military group is also seen in training.

Print of Ballard Beckford, proprietor of the Whitehall and Frontier estates. He was also the eldest son of Thomas Beckford and was appointed the first Provincial Grand Master of Freemasons in Jamaica in 1742. In the portrait, Ballard is seated on a…

Portrait of military personnel, Dr. Mosse, dressed in military attire.

Photograph depicting the devastation to East Queen and Hanover Streets, caused by the 1907 earthquake. Fallen bricks and debris are lined along the sidewalks.

A badly damaged section of the central tower at the Constant Spring Hotel (now Immaculate Conception High). The large cracks seen are as a result of the Great 1907 Earthquake.

Image showing the Rodney Memorial in the Rodney Memorial Square, Spanish Town.

Black and white print of one of the captains of the Maroons, Leonard Parkinson, fighting in the second Maroon war in Jamaica. The bare footed warrior is depicted with a sword by his side and another weapon in hand.

Factory workers making sugar boxes at the B. and J.B. Machado factory in Kingston.

Side view of the Methodist church in St. Ann's Bay, once attended by Marcus Garvey.

A view of the hilly areas of St. Ann's Bay, showing the sea, mountains, trees and several brick and wooden buildings.