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    Uniform Title

    The Bryant Slides Collection

    Photo Description

    The town of Black River, the capital of Saint Elizabeth, is one of Jamaica’s oldest towns and is named for one of the country’s longest rivers. It is reported that the town was the first to receive electricity and to have imported the first motorcar. In the foreground of a image is a sign that reads "Ministry of Communications and Works, Post Office, Black River." There is a billboard advertisement for Consulate menthol cigarettes with the slogan "Consulate comes cooler." In the distance are two buses and a Volkswagen van. Slide labeled Jam. Black River.

    Keywords

    Advertising; Billboards; Black River; Caribbean Sea; Cigarettes; Jamaica; Port cities; Urban transportation

    Subject

    Port cities—Jamaica; Advertising -- Cigarettes -- Jamaica -- Black River -- 1970-1980; Urban transportation -- Jamaica -- Black River -- 1970-1980; Billboards -- Jamaica -- Black River -- 1970-1980; Caribbean Sea

    Format

    image/jpeg

    Size Original

    35 mm

    Coverage-Temporal

    Jamaica -- Caribbean region

    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

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    Keywords

    Advertising; Billboards; Black River; Caribbean Sea; Cigarettes; Jamaica; Port cities; Urban transportation

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