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The Institute of Jamaica Museum building, formerly known as Date Tree Hall, partially destroyed by the earthquake of 1907.

A badly damaged section of the tower of Kingston Parish Church in the aftermath of the 1907 earthquake.

The Roman Catholic Cathedral completely destroyed in the aftermath of the earthquake on January 14, 1907.

A gentleman in a hat doing the etu/ettu dance. A group of persons cheer him on. Etu is an African retained dance kept alive by a small group of people in Hanover who claim Yoruba (Nigerian) ancestry. Etu may be part of a ‘play’ performed at wedding…

A group of women doing the maypole dance. The Maypole is a European retained social dance which originated from May Day celebrations in England. It has however, taken on a Jamaican character.

Two elderly couple dancing the Quadrille while the villagers look on.

Dancers perform the John Canoe dance.

Photograph showing a small group performing the Kumina dance in Manhioneal, Portland. A much larger group of spectators look on.

A group performs bruckins at Mello-Go-Round during the 1978 festival of the arts.

Selecting the best yams for market, Lorrimers, Trelawny. A group of farmers in the field measuring and selecting the best yams to be taken to the market.