Title

Women buying flowers from street vendors in Kingston, Jamaica

Photographer

Preview

Uniform Title

The Bryant Slides Collection

Photo Description

Becoming a street vendor, also known locally as a higgler, is a common example of small business enterprise in Jamaica. This image shows women street vendors selling flowers, such as calla lilies and carnations to passersby in Kingston. Eleanor Friend Sleight, wearing a plaid dress and holding a white purse, is purchasing flowers. Automobiles on the street including a station wagon and a Volkswagen Beetle. A tanker truck can also be seen. Slide labeled Jam. buying flowers, Kingston.

Keywords

Cut flowers; Jamaica; Kingston; Women merchants; Street Vendors; Tourists; Sleight, Eleanor; Automobiles

Subject

Cut flowers -- Jamaica -- Kingston -- 1970-1980; Women merchants -- Jamaica -- Kingston -- 1970-1980; Street Vendors -- Jamaica -- Kingston -- 1970-1980; Tourists -- Jamaica -- Kingston -- 1970-1980; Sleight, Eleanor Friend, 1912-2008; Automobiles -- Jamaica -- Kingston -- 1970-1980

Format

image/jpeg

Size Original

35 mm

Coverage-Temporal

Jamaica -- Caribbean region

Identifier

DP0003467

Identifier (Genre)

Transparencies

Rights

All rights to images are held by the respective holding institution. This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce images and/or for copyright information contact Special Collections and University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, (407) 823-2576

Recommended Citation

"Women buying flowers from street vendors in Kingston, Jamaica" (1972). British West Indies Jamaica Slides. 11.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/bwi-slides-jamaica/11