Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location.
The governor's mansion, or King’s House, was built on the foundations of the demolished Spanish Hall of Audience in Spanish Town, Saint Catherine, Jamaica. Thomas Craskell, the Island Engineer, was responsible for preparing the building's plans. The building was completed in 1762 while Sir William Henry Lyttleton was Governor. The mansion was destroyed during a fire in 1925 and now houses the Jamaican People's Museum of Crafts and Technology. In the image, a man sits on the wall of Emancipation Square close to a nearby traffic signal. Slide labeled Spanish Town.
Jamaica -- Caribbean region -- Spanish Town, Saint Catherine

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Résumé : The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location.
The Rodney Memorial, flanked by two canons, was built to commemorate the victory of Admiral Lord George Brydges Rodney in the Battle of the Saints in 1782. The marble statue was designed by the English sculptor John Bacon and features Rodney wearing a Roman tunic and stands in Spanish Town, Saint Catherine, Jamaica. Slide labeled Spanish Town.
Jamaica -- Caribbean region -- Spanish Town, Saint Catherine

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CFM1972_01a
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