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The aqueduct, Mona

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A section of the Mona Aqueduct, built by Thomas Hope Elleston in 1758. Large trees surround the aqueduct.

The Arms, Port Henderson

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Stone building known as "The Arms" or "Rodney's Lookout" or "Rodney's Arm", located in the old port town of Port Henderson, St. Catherine. It was built by Admiral George Rodney on a summit of the Port Henderson Hills
between 1780- 1782 as an old…

The arrival of the Duke and Duchess of York, 1927

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Photograph shows officials and other dignitaries on the pier's boardwalk waiting for the arrival of the Duke and Duchess of York in Kingston, Jamaica in the year 1927.

The Astronauts, Ms Lou, Maas Ran and Louis Kelly Barrow set off

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Clockwise from front: Ranny Williams, Louise Bennett and Lois Kelly Barrow dressed as astronauts as they appear in a scene from Moonshine Anancy - the LTM Pantomime 1969.

The audience applauds an address by His Excellency the Governor General at Textile Manufacturers Ltd.

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The audience applauds an address by His Excellency the Governor General (in foreground, left) at Textile Manufacturers Limited.

The bakery, 8 Wellington St, Spanish Town

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Sunrise Bakery and other business places at a two-storey building located at 8 Wellington Street in Spanish Town, St. Catherine. A few men with their bicycles are gathered on the portico of the building.

The balcony of Laurel Peart's Kingston apartment

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" 'Fauning' over flora: The balcony of Laurel Peart's Kingston apartment hardly has room for people. Her potted plants have taken over, and now they're even invading the living area.
The place is a profusion of staghorn fern, baby's breath, palm,…

The bandits cave

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A large crevice known as "bandits cave" in Jamaica.

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The Baptist Manse, Falmouth

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This Baptist church building, built in 1798 is of Georgian architecture and was the first masonic temple in Jamaica. In 1834, it was sold to the Baptist Missionary because of the amount of debt that was incurred from its construction. It later became…