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Diesel electric locomotive

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A diesel electric train on the railway tracks.

Earthquake shattered store room at the University College of the West Indies

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Complete destruction of a store-room at the University of the West Indies by the 1907 earthquake.

Huts near Bushy Park

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A family of Indian descent in Bushy Park, St. Catherine, stands outside their wattle and daub hut with thatched roof.

Hyatt, Charles

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Candid photograph of Jamaican actor, author and playwright, Charles Hyatt, with a beverage in hand.

Indian indentured labourers at worship, 1905

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A group of Indians pause to take a photograph while celebrating the Hussay (also Hosay) ritual. Behind them is the 'temple' used in their worship ceremony.

Inside of a second class passenger diesel rail car

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Bench seats reserved for second-class passengers on a diesel train.