This familiar sight along the Jamaican countryside shows the effect of the lethal yellowing disease which devastated the coconut industry in the 1970s. The Jamaica Tall as a commercially viable variety of coconut was completely wiped out, 1959 - 1982
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3073E/20
Scope and Contents
250 x 200 mm. Daily News photograph by Charles Kinkead.
Dates
- Creation: 1959 - 1982
Creator
- Kinkead, Charles, fl1959 - 1982 (photographer) (Person)
- Jamaica Daily News (Organization)
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Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Good condition.
General
SG.
Date information
DateText: The date is approximate..
Originator(s)
Kinkead, Charles, fl 1959-1982, photographer
Finding aid date
2004-02-03 14:07:33+00:00
Includes index.
Repository Details
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