North and Central America (continent)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Item
In 1959, Ocho Rios was the typical rural coastal village. Its natural beauty was yet to be exploited as a tourist attraction, 1959
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3073E/11
Scope and Contents
250 x 200 mm.
Dates:
1959
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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In May 1981, Montego Bay was designated a City, 1981-07
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3073E/10
Scope and Contents
250 x 200 mm. The caption continues 'This photograph, taken in July 1981, shows the vast development which took place in Montego Bay during the 1970s. Despite keen competition from other resort area, Montego Bay remains the most popular tourist centre in the island'.
Dates:
1981-07
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Modern multi-storied buildings now adorn Kingston's waterfront in place of shrubbery and ramshackle warehouses. The temporary headquarters of the Seabed Authority is located in this area, 1959 - 1982
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3073E/8
Scope and Contents
370 x 300 mm.
Dates:
1959 - 1982
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Montego Bay, circa 1959, the most popular tourist resort and second largest town in Jamaica. It is situated on the north-western coast of Jamaica, 1959
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3073E/9
Scope and Contents
250 x 200 mm.
Dates:
1959
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Item
[Ocho Rios, 1979], 1979
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3073E/12
Scope and Contents
250 x 200 mm. The caption reads 'Twenty years later, in 1979, the scene is startlingly different, with several resort complexes and shopping malls on the coastline. Ocho Rios is also a bauxite port and the combined effect of both industries has contributed to the growth of the town as a commercial centre'.
Dates:
1979
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Port Kaiser, situated on the north coast of Jamaica is one of the ports used for the shipment of the bauxite ore, the mainstay of the island's economy, 1959 - 1982
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3073E/6
Scope and Contents
250 x 200 mm. Aerial photograph by J.S. Tynedale-Biscoe.
Dates:
1959 - 1982
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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[Portmore, circa 1982], 1982
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3073E/14
Scope and Contents
250 x 200 mm. The caption reads 'The same area today houses thousands of Jamaicans in several housing schemes as housing developers, including the Government, attempted to solve the problem of overcrowding in the metropolitan area of Kingston by extending its boundaries to include the adjoining lowlands of St. Catherine'.
Dates:
1982
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Series
Settlement to city, 1959 - 1982
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3073E/8-14
Scope and Contents
A series of photographs relating, as the title suggests, to the developments of settlements. The title was chosen by the National Library of Jamaica, and is one of those based on the headings used for the sections of the 'Commonwealth in Focus' exhibition.
Dates:
1959 - 1982
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
/
Jamaica 1959-1982
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The Causeway linking Portmore, St. Catherine and Kingston was completed in 1969 to facilitate the speedy transportation of the thousands of residents of this area into the Metropolitan area of Kingston, 1959 - 1982
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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3073E/5
Scope and Contents
370 x 300 mm. Aerial photograph by J.S. Tyndale-Biscoe.
Dates:
1959 - 1982
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Up to 1959, the canefields of Portmore in St. Catherine were a major source of sugar cane for two factories, 1959
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3073E/13
Scope and Contents
250 x 200 mm.
Dates:
1959
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).