| RCS/Y3073A contains: |
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| 1 |
Captain Farwood's residence, 'The Cottage', St. Andre's Mountains, Jamaica |
| 2 |
View of St. Andrew's Mountains from 'The Cottage' |
| 3 |
View of St. Andrew's Mountains from 'The Cottage' |
| 4 |
View of St. Andrew's Mountains |
| 5 |
Opening of a new road leading to Newcastle through the Mountains of St. Andrew and the Port Royal Mountains from Kingston |
| 6 |
Opening the road to New castle through the St. Andrew's and Port Royal Mountains from Kingston |
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Views in the St. Andrew's Mountains, Jamaica. 1890s
| Title |
Opening the road to New castle through the St. Andrew's and Port Royal Mountains from Kingston |
| Reference |
Y3073A/6 |
| Covering Dates |
1889–1897 |
| Extent and Medium |
Central portion of picture in good condition, but some bending and tears at edges. |
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| Content and context |
244 x 196 mm. A view showing the Governor of Jamaica, Sir Henry Arthur Blake (1840-1918) standing beside a small ornamental wheelbarrow and holding a spade, about to perform the opening ceremony. At the right of the picture stand European officials and spectators, while at the left stands a gang of native labourers. The exact date of the ceremony has not bee ascertained. Sir Henry Blake was Governor of Jamaica between 1889 and 1897. |
| Further information |
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Indexed
CN 630 and CN 2804.
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| Index Terms |
| Greater Antilles |
| Jamaica |
| North and Central America |
| West Indies |
| Blake, Henry Arthur (1840-1918) |
| No further on-line information. |
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