Title

School children standing in front of a yellow Ford Cortina automobile in Moore Town, Portland, Jamaica

Photographer

Preview

Uniform Title

The Bryant Slides Collection

Photo Description

Moore Town Primary and Junior High School students pose for a photograph in front of a yellow Ford Cortina automobile. In the background are a few houses along the hillside in Moore Town, Portland, Jamaica. Inhabitants of Moore Town are descendants of Maroons, escaped slaves who were able to maintain some aspects of their African cultures. Slide labeled Jam. Moore Town.

Keywords

Cortina automobile; Customs; Dwellings; Group portraits; Jamaica; Maroons; Moore Town (Jamaica); School children; Social life; Uniforms

Subject

Moore Town (Jamaica) -- Social life and customs; School children -- uniforms -- Jamaica -- Moore Town -- 1970-1980; Group portraits -- Jamaica -- Moore Town -- 1970-1980; Maroons -- Jamaica -- Moore Town -- 1970-1980; Cortina automobile -- Jamaica -- Moore Town -- 1970-1980; Dwellings -- 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

"School children standing in front of a yellow Ford Cortina automobile in Moore Town, Portland, Jamaica" (1972). British West Indies Jamaica Slides. 144.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/bwi-slides-jamaica/144