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The gradual abolition off the slave trade. Or leaving sugar by degrees
Satirical print of George III with the Queen, two of his daughters, and the Queen's Keeper of the Robes, sitting at a table and discussing their use of sugar as the abolition of the slave trade was ending.
Tags: Antislavery movements; Cartoons (Commentary) - British - 1790-1800; Charlotte, - Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, - 1744-1818 - Staff; Eating & drinking - 1790-1800; Elizabeth, - Princess of England, - 1770-1840; Etchings - Hand-colored - 1790-1800.; George - III, - King of Great Britain, - 1738-1820 - Family; Schwellenbergen, Juliana Elizabeth, - -1797; Slave trade - 1790-1800; Slave traders; Slavery; Sugar - 1790-1800
The grand ballroom, Devon House
The Grand Ballroom of Devon House. There are decorations in the ceiling, chandelier hanging from the ceiling, drapery at the doorways, chairs in corners and a mirror above a table at the side.
The Great Wall of China
"An autumn Sunday on the Great Wall of China. Sunday tourists on the Great Wall."
The Grove
From views of churches, rectories and other Diocesan buildings in Jamaica in March 1931.
The growth and productivity of tobacco
Growth of tobacco plants on the tobacco farm in Colbeck."
Tags: Agriculture; Farmers; Tobacco; Tobacco farms; Tobacco industry
The Half Moon Hotel
Postcard showing the outside of accommodations at the Half Moon Hotel in Montego Bay, St. James.
The Half Way Tree
"The crowd outside the Half Way Tree Court yesterday morning shortly after JLP deputy leader Pearnel Charles appeared before Resident Magistrate Ian Forte. Mr. Charles was not called upon to answer the charges and he has been returned to the…
The Half Way Tree, Kingston, Jamaica
A scene at the Half Way Tree - a large, spreading guango tree at the border of Kingston and St. Andrew which serves as a rest stop for travellers in the colonial era. Persons are resting under the tree or walking along the road.