Title

Moore Town Primary and Junior High School

Photographer

Preview

Uniform Title

The Bryant Slides Collection

Photo Description

In 1953, the co-educational school Moore Town Primary and Junior High School in Portland, Jamaica was established as an all age school. The Bump Grave monument of Nanny of the Maroons is erected across the road at the front of the school. Nanny sometimes known as, Granny Nanny, is Jamaica’s only female National Hero. In this image, some school children dressed in school uniforms are standing outside the one-room school building. Slide labeled Jam. School in Moore Town.

Keywords

Customs; Education; Jamaica; Maroons; Moore Town (Jamaica); School buildings; School children; Social life; Uniforms

Subject

Moore Town (Jamaica) -- Social life and customs; Education -- Jamaica -- Moore Town -- 1970-1980; School buildings -- Jamaica -- Moore Town -- 1970-1980; School children -- uniforms -- 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

"Moore Town Primary and Junior High School" (1972). British West Indies Jamaica Slides. 139.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/bwi-slides-jamaica/139