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Uniform Title
The Bryant Slides Collection
Photo Description
A woman wearing a white hat stands in front of steps leading to a house. The image also shows two enamel and one metal wash basins filled with clothes. On the house's verandah are tables and chairs. Inhabitants of Moore Town, Portland, Jamaica are descendants of Maroons, escaped slaves who were able to maintain some aspects of their African cultures. Slide labeled Jam. Moore Town.
Keywords
Customs; Dwellings; Jamaica; Laundry; Maroons; Moore Town (Jamaica); Social life
Subject
Moore Town (Jamaica) -- Social life and customs; Laundry -- Jamaica -- Moore Town -- 1970-1980; Dwellings -- Jamaica -- Moore Town -- 1970-1980; Maroons -- Jamaica -- Moore Town -- 1970-1980
Format
image/jpeg
Size Original
35 mm
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
"A woman standing in front of a house in Moore Town, Portland, Jamaica" (1972). British West Indies Jamaica Slides. 133.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/bwi-slides-jamaica/133
Keywords
Customs; Dwellings; Jamaica; Laundry; Maroons; Moore Town (Jamaica); Social life