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Uniform Title

The Bryant Slides Collection

Photo Description

A group of men standing and resting on top of concrete graves in a church cemetery while a school boy holds a homemade cricket bat. The sign on the tree reads “Yes Holiday Markers! Johnnie as…Blue Boy…Present Prince Bunny …Nite… at…Ginger House, Soul Sound By… Blue-Pencil, Refreshments Galore… 50₵ Admission. Easter Mon. 3rd April.” 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

Cemeteries; Church buildings; Customs; Jamaica; Maroons; Moore Town (Jamaica); Portraits, Group; Social life

Subject

Moore Town (Jamaica) -- Social life and customs; Church buildings -- Jamaica -- Moore Town -- 1970-1980; Cemeteries -- Jamaica -- Moore Town -- 1970-1980; Portraits, Group -- Jamaica -- Moore Town -- 1970-1980; Maroons -- Jamaica -- Moore Town -- 1970-1980

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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

Keywords

Cemeteries; Church buildings; Customs; Jamaica; Maroons; Moore Town (Jamaica); Portraits, Group; Social life

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