Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The bulk of the collection consists of the papers of Lord Hailes as Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Federation of the West Indies, 1958-1962, showing, in fascinating detail, the working out of this experiment in federation. There are numerous papers relating to Lord Hailes's long tenure of office as Assistant, Deputy Chief, and finally Chief, Whip and these include many letters from his fellow Conservatives showing the high esteem in which they held him.Amongst the...

Scope and Contents

Correspondence regarding the Company's proposed purchase of Jamaica's telephone system.

Scope and Contents

213 x 131 mm. A view looking over a busy market place. There are no fixed stalls, instead people are either trading from the back of horse-drawn carts or from woven baskets on the ground. A number of horses and donkeys are tied up around the edge of the marketplace. The majority of people appear to be trading fruit and vegetables including bananas.

Scope and Contents

250 x 200 mm. Jamaica Information Service photograph by Ted Cunningham.

Scope and Contents

250 x 200 mm. Jamaica Information Service photograph by Ted Cunningham.

Scope and Contents

92 x 114 mm. Showing grinding machinery and a bullock with piles of sugarcane in the foreground. Photograph by S.C. Scott.

Scope and Contents

218 x 134 mm. A view showing Jamaican plantation workers tending young coconut trees in a field.

Scope and Contents

216 x 134 mm. A view showing various types of ferns and trees in Fern Walk, near Newcastle. See Y3073D/14 for another print of the same photograph.

Scope and Contents

250 x 200 mm. Jamaica Information Service photograph by Ted Cunningham.

Scope and Contents

152 x 206 mm. Mr. Reginald Maudling, the Colonial Secretary, and Mr. Norman Manley, Prime Minister of Jamaica, sign the agreement at Lancaster House, London, giving Jamaica independence on August 6 this year. The agreement was also signed by Sir Alexander Bustamante, Leader of the Opposition. The signing brought to an end the Jamaican constitutional conference.

Scope and Contents

152 x 206 mm. Watched by Jamaican Prime Minister Mr. Norman Manley, Sir Alexander Bustamante, Leader of the Jamaican Opposition, signs the agreement at Lancaster House, London, giving Jamaica independence on August 6 this year.

Scope and Contents

370 x 300 mm. This photograph appears under the heading 'The people of the Commonwealth, past and present'. The heading 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. Jamaica Information Service photograph taken by Errol Harvey.

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: A collection of loose prints. The prints are mainly British official photographs representing aspects of development in the colonies and are chiefly 250 x 200 mm. Captions on the reverse, including the names of institutions, have been recorded as found and may include language which is offensive, inaccurate or inappropriate. They have been retained to reflect the context of the collection's creation. The prints fall into subject collections.Nigeria: 1 - 8 Udi Village; 9-20 Ogwofia...

Scope and Contents From the Fonds: A collection of loose prints. The prints are mainly British official photographs representing aspects of development in the colonies and are chiefly 250 x 200 mm. Captions on the reverse, including the names of institutions, have been recorded as found and may include language which is offensive, inaccurate or inappropriate. They have been retained to reflect the context of the collection's creation. The prints fall into subject collections.Nigeria: 1 - 8 Udi Village; 9-20 Ogwofia...

Scope and Contents

245 x 185 mm. A view looking down on a country road which winds along a jungle valley near Irish Town, with a red plum tree in the foreground.

Scope and Contents

230 x 181 mm. A view from the top floor of a building looking along King Street with mountains in the distance.

Scope and Contents

229 x 180 mm. A view from the harbour looking along King Street towards the mountains in the distance. The street itself is crowded with promenading Jamaicans, while in the foreground stands the Metcalfe Statue with the Victoria Market to the right.

Scope and Contents

184 x 123 mm. A view looking south along King Street towards the harbour from the tower and the parish church. A similar view to Y3073D/16 but with some new building work in the foreground on both sides of the street.

Scope and Contents

232 x 178 mm. A view from the lawn showing the back of the new King's House in St. Andrew on the Liguanea Plain (a different building to that in Spanish Town seen in plate 9). The building, designed by Sir Charles Nicholson after the former Kings House, Bishop's Lodge, had been destroyed in the earthquake of 1907. It is constructed from reinforced concrete and comprises three floors with rooms arranged around an open patio.

Scope and Contents

238 x 175 mm. A view looking across the lawn towards the Governor’s Residence, a two storey building with louvred windows. The building was destroyed in the earthquake of 1907 and replaced by the building designed by Sir Charles Nicholson (see Y3073B/15).

Scope and Contents

241 x 187 mm.

Scope and Contents

178 x 228 mm.

Scope and Contents

230 x 177 mm. A view from the harbour showing steamers moored at the wharves on the Kingston dockside, with mountains in the distance.

Scope and Contents

215x132mm. View from the top of the Victoria Market looking north along King Street towards the Victoria Gardens. The tower and spire of the Parish Church can be seen in the distance. A line of horse-drawn trams can be seen in the middle ground.