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A group of children with Mrs. Judith Wedderburn and Mr. A. Brown
"At the invitation of the Cuban Government, 11 school children recently left Jamaica for a ten day visit to Cuba on an observation tour of Summer Day Camps. The children were chosen from various Summer Day Camps operated by the Social Development…
10 Miles Main Road (St. Thomas)
"In this picture, a woman tests the depths of the "lake" which has developed in the road near Ten Miles."
Featherbed Lane (Spanish Town)
"The road that is a river - this little boy does not have a boat to row across this section of Feather Bed Lane in Spanish Town, so rather than face the danger of slipping in the mud (right) he wades through the water, carefully picking his way in…
Darling Street
Photograph showing the garbage and debris filled Darling Street in West Kingston. A section of the badly damaged street is blocked by several large objects, preventing any vehicular traffic.
Church Street
"This truck was the victim of the aftermath of the heavy rains in Down Town Kingston, as owing to the heavy water along Church Street, the driver failed to see a danger sign and the rear wheel of the truck sunk into a trench."
Chelsea Avenue
"The road surface along Chelsea Avenue near its intersection with Half Way Tree Road in St. Andrew has been deteriorating for some time. Photograph shows a motorist carefully negotiating the large potholes and sinks."
National Chest Hospital
"A curious little patient at National Chest Hospital gently touches the water heater donated by JAMINTEL as Mrs. Clover Chung, the Company Secretary, explains the machine to her. Sister Phyllis Maynard who is in charge of the Children's Ward watches.…
May Pen Hospital
"Presentation of an X-Ray Unit to the May Pen Hospital by Alcoa Minerals of Jamaica Inc. The unit, valued at over $80,000, was handed over by Paul Crouch (6th from right), a former managing director of Alcoa, to Dr. Joy Taylor (4th from left),…
Kingston Public Hospital bicentennial celebration
"Governor General Florizel Glasspole puts a donation in the tin to launch the K.P.H. Bicentennial Tag Drive at King's House. Accepting the donation is Sister Yvonne Reid. Others from left are Radiographer M. Ayr and Matron Ellen Rob. The drive to…
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Michael Burgess [r] & Andrew Clarke
"Hard Pressed: Charlie Smith's defender Andrew Clark [left] is hard pressed by Camperdown's right winger Michael Burgess during yesterday's Manning…