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Villagers merry-making in the island of St. Vincent with dancers and musicians, a landscape with huts on a hill ca. 1775
Painting of villagers from St. Vincent dancing and making music. Also shown are huts to the left and the hillside in the background.
A cudgelling match between English and French negroes in the island of Dominica ca. 1779
Men from two groups of black men - English and French - fight with sticks during a cudgelling match in Dominica. A man acting as 'referee' as well as two female bystanders are also captured.
Chatoyer the chief of the black Charoibes in St. Vincent with his wives ca. 1773
Chief of the indigenous Black Caribs of St. Vincent, Chatoyer, with his two wives. One of the wives is walking with a load on her back while the other is standing by Chatoyer smoking tobacco with a sword in one hand.
West India washer woman ca. 1779
Four West Indian washerwomen - one a mulatta - washing in the river. A child is among the women who are covered from the waist down in cloths and wearing wraps on their heads.
Mr. Borrowes, Garvey's godfather
Portrait of Marcus Garvey's godfather, Mr. Borrowes, wearing a hat, jacket and tie.
Refugees camp in the Race Course after the earthquake Jan. 14, 1907
Tents erected at a refugee camp on the grounds of Race Course (now National Heroes Park) after the massive earthquake on January 14, 1907.
Episcopal Church, Buff Bay, Jamaica
Fallen brick and debris before the partially damaged Episcopal Church at Buff Bay, Portland.
Mico Training College for teachers, Kingston, damaged by the earthquake 1907
Severe damage to part of a building at the Mico Training College (now Mico University College).
Myrtle Bank Hotel, Kingston Ja. destroyed by earthquake Jamaica 1907
A view of destruction at the Myrtle Bank Hotel after the 1907 earthquake. Persons can be seen sitting on the curbs by the ruined structure, as others look on as men dig through debris. Guards are standing by the entrance to prevent unauthorised…
