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George Headley after his first test

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Photograph of a young George Headley holding a bat under his arm after completing his first test match against England 1930s.

George Headley being attended to in the MCC vs West Indies at Lords, 1933

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Photograph of doctors attending to an injured George Headley while other cricketers and the umpire look on at Lords oval in 1933.

Kingston Collegiate Cricket team 1937

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Image shows nine members of the Kingston collegiate cricket team and probably their coach (dressed in blazer) attired in their cricket uniform. Some of the cricketers wear cricket pads. Two are seated on the ground, five on a bench and two stand in…

General Toussaint Louverture (1743-1803). Precurseur de l' Independence d' Haiti

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General Toussaint is neatly dressed in his army attire; his sword stacked on one side and a sash across his chest with gold stars. He holds a white paper in his hand.

Chatoyer, the chief of the black charaibes in St. Vincent with his wives ca. 1773

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The picture shows Joseph Chatoyer with two of his wives. The women are partially nude except for their skirts. Chatoyer is seen patially nude as well and sports an orange tie-head. He poses with a weapon while he smokes a pipe. One wife carries a…

N. Ireland playing New Zealand in world netball tour in Jamaica

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The photograph details a netball match being played between North Ireland and New Zealand in Jamaica. The ladies are seen exchanging passes and the opposing side defending the pass. The players are wearing their respective bibs indicating which…

Life and adventure of Three Fingerd Jack, the terror of Jamaicans.

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This colourful print shows a scene from the Life and Times of Three Finger'd Jack story. Two individuals, maybe slaves, are shackled. A man in a blue robe sporting golden crown pierces a ram with his very long spear. The scene also depicts a…

Rosa by means of a taper burns the rope

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A Frontispiece print from supposedly William Burdett's, "The History of Three Finger'd Jack, the Terror of Jamaica," depicts a man lying on a cot and another sitting in front of him.

A view of Kingston Barracks

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Photograph shows the Kingston Barracks with people standing outside on the grounds.

James Watson

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This is a photograph of James Watson.