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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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    Size Original

    35 mm

    Identifier

    DP0003467

    Identifier (Genre)

    Transparencies

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    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

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    Keywords

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

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