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A representation of the sugar-cane and the art of making sugar
Print depicting the sugar making process.
Kingston Industrial Garage, Pechon Street, Downtown Kingston, circa 1920
Postcard showing the inside of the Kingston Industrial Garage (K.I.G.). To the left, a mechanic is working on a car. A man is sitting in one of the cars and another is seated at the accounting and information desk.
Stalled cars on flooded Princess Street
Several vehicles become stalled as a result of flood rains, resulting in a pile up of traffic on Princess Street in Downtown, Kingston.
Rockfort Road
A view of Rockfort Road by the seashore with several buildings and structures in view and where passengers are loading a parked tramcar. Heaps of marl and other building material have been heaped along the sides of the road for construction on the…
Rockfort, Kingston in the early days
Marl, gravel, rocks and road construction material line the Rockfort road ahead of construction that was to take place. A single horse-drawn carriage is on the road.
Peasants on the Rockfort Road going to market
Women dressed in long dresses, head-ties, some with baskets on their heads, pose for a photograph while on their way to the market. They are travelling with a donkey that has a straw basket attached to its sides.
Looking west along Port Royal Street, LOJ in foreground
A view of Port Royal Street in Downtown, Kingston, looking west. To the left, a ruined building is being taken apart by a crane and in the background to the right are several buildings including the high-rise Life of Jamaica (now Sagicor) building.
Tower, Church Street, Kingston earthquake of January 14th 1907
Kingston residents stand amidst a rubble of bricks, electrical wires and other debris following the aftermath of the great earthquake of 1907.
Malabre's hardware store, Port Royal Street after the great earthquake on the 14th January 1907
An almost completely demolished building that was once the Malabre hardware store. The damage came as a result of the 1907 earthquake.
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Beeston Street

Sir Clifford Campbell walking along Beeston Street in Kingston. The street is lined with many parked cars.