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Uniform Title
The Bryant Slides Collection
Photo Description
Vehicles and children on Bamboo Avenue in Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica. Bamboo Avenue, also known as “Bamboo Walk,” is a highway approximately 2.5 miles long planted with bamboos forming an arched canopy over the road. It is also known as Holland Bamboo because it was planted by the owners of Holland sugar estate and dates back to the mid 1700s. The purpose of the grove was to provide shade for plantation slaves and owners of the estate while on their way to the town of Lacovia. Slide labeled Jam. bamboo.
Keywords
Bamboo; Historic sites; Jamaica; Lacovia; Roads; Social life and custom
Subject
Bamboo -- Jamaica – Lacovia; Roads -- Jamaica -- Lacovia -- 1970-1980; Historic sites -- Jamaica -- Lacovia -- 1970-1980; Lacovia (Jamaica) -- Social life and custom
Format
image/jpeg
Size Original
35 mm
Coverage-Temporal
Jamaica -- Caribbean region -- Lacovia, Saint Elizabeth
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
"Vehicles and children on Bamboo Avenue in Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica" (1972). British West Indies Jamaica Slides. 58.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/bwi-slides-jamaica/58
Keywords
Bamboo; Historic sites; Jamaica; Lacovia; Roads; Social life and custom