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A freshly cleaned Calabar School ground
"Funny what a little exposure can do! Last week the Daily News carried a photograph of the rubber-strewn, water-logged front yard of Calabar Primary School. Yesterday the yard was beautifully clean after eight truckloads of debris had been removed.…
A flock of black-neck stilts in the Palisadoes
"A flock of black-necked stilts (Himantopus Mexicanus) photographed in the Palisadoes area. The birds, which are very good waders, are extremely graceful in flight with the neck only slightly extended and the legs shifting in rudderlike manner as the…
A flashlight photo showing the large crowd who waited at Liberty Hall for the arrival of Mr. Garvey
A large crowd gathers at Liberty Hall to await the arrival of Marcus Garvey, founder of the United Negro Improvement Association (UNIA).
A distressing parting between parent and child
Coloured print showing a mother being separated from her child after a slave auction.
A display of batik and tie
"A display of batik and tie and dye looked at by one of the instructors, Miss Davis [left] and one of the students."
A dangerous bus ride
"A dangerous practice: Despite appeals and warnings from all quarters overloaded passenger buses continue to ply on the various routes. These two youngsters, caught by out photographer, had apparently decided that whatever the cost, this bus would…
A cudgelling match between English and French negroes in the island of Dominica ca. 1779
Men from two groups of black men - English and French - fight with sticks during a cudgelling match in Dominica. A man acting as 'referee' as well as two female bystanders are also captured.
