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The largest pipe in the world - 6200 ft. long - 96 inches diametre - 1,700,000 lbs. - 260,000 rivets

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

The National Flag Raising Ceremony to inaugurate Jamaica's Independence midnight August 5, 1962 National Stadium

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One of a group of clergymen prays at the National Flag Raising Ceremony at the inauguration of Jamaica's Independence at midnight August 5, 1962 at the National Stadium

Farmhand at work with livestock

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Man dressed in overalls and boots milking a cow. Metal pails are being used to collect the milk.

Bauxite workers drilling for soil samples at the Reynolds Mines

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Four bauxite workers drilling for soil samples at the Reynolds Mines in St. Ann, Jamaica. The men are wearing hats.

Manufacturing paints at Lewis Berger W.I. Ltd.

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Two men are manufacturing paints at Lewis Berger W.I. Ltd. One is pouring a liquid into a vat, the other is operating one of three machines overhead

Picking and selecting tobacco at Colbeck

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Workers (men and women) picking and selecting tobacco at Colbeck.