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Sunday Morning in Town

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Illustration of a man and woman, both with umbrellas in hand, standing by a wall. A servant stands beside them and is carrying a chair on his head with a bible on it.

No. 1,2,5,6, Negro, 3 and 4 Indian Characters

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Illustration depicting portraits of four Negroes and two Indians. The Negro women at numbers one and six are adorned with headwraps and chains with cross pendants.

Negro Figuranti

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Depiction of thirteen slave men and women in different dance poses.

Sunday Morning in the Country

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An illustration of a man and woman conversing in the country on a Sunday morning. The man is holding a tattered umbrella, is barefooted and holding a pair of shoes in his hands. The woman has a wooden carton with various animals and produce on her…

A corner of Henriques' Panama Factory

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Factory workers attending to and making hats at the C.C. Henriques Company which is the largest exporter of genuine Jamaica Panama hats.

Flat Bridge on the Bog Walk Road, Jamaica

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Black and white photograph of the Flat Bridge with rails, spanning the Rio Cobre River in the Bog Walk Gorge in St. Catherine.

Army clearing telephone lines

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A squad of military men from Up Park Camp engaged in clearing communications line.

Badly mauled section of Port Royal by Hurricane Charlie, 1951

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A badly mauled section of Port Royal which suffered irreparable loss after Hurricane Charlie demolished almost the entire town.

Remains of Alms-House in Kingston

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The remains of one of the buildings at the Alms-House, Kingston splintered into matchwood by the hurricane.