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Part of 8 feet flume
A section of the 8 feet flume constructed in the gorge along side the Rio Cobre River among trees and shrubs.
Finishing face of dam
Workers working to complete the dam across the Rio Cobre River in St. Catherine, Jamaica
Dam and straining basin
Five men looking at the straining basin across the Rio Cobre River close to the dam in the background.
Women at work building dam - Bog Walk
Women carrying containers of stones on their heads for the dam construction in progress.
The largest pipe in the world - 6200 ft. long - 96 inches diametre - 1,700,000 lbs. - 260,000 rivets
Photograph of the largest pipe in the world in 1904 - measuring 6,200 feet long, 8 feet in diametre, weighing 1,700,000 pounds and held together by 260,000 rivets. It was built to convey water from the Rio Cobre River running beside it.
Concrete pipe saddles - Rio Cobre
Concrete pipe saddles on the bank of the Rio Cobre River in the Bog Walk Gorge
Dr. G. Malalasekera UN Permanent Representative of Ceylon arriving at Kings House
Dr. G. Malalasekera United Nations Permanent Representative of Ceylon arriving at Kings House, Jamaica
Ranny Williams is presented to HRH Princess Margaret and Earl of Snowden
Ranny Williams with hat in hand is being presented to HRH Princess Margaret, partially hidden by the Earl of Snowden to her right.
Welcome to Princess Margaret
Princess Margaret stands under a banner with the words "Welcome to Princess Margaret" while on a state visit to Jamaica. She is flanked by dignitaries.
Ralph Bunche of the UN arrives at Kings House to meet HRH Princess Margaret
Ralph Bunche, United Nations diplomat is being escorted by a security officer as he arrives at King's House in Kingston, Jamaica to meet HRH Princess Margaret. Other officers are standing at the side.