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Uniform Title
The Bryant Slides Collection
Photo Description
Oracabessa is a small town in Saint Mary, Jamaica. Its harbor was once an important banana port. This harbor town derives its name from the Spanish settlers who established a supply post there called Oracabessa, or "Golden Head." This image shows rows of boats filled with bananas leaving the Oracabessa bay. Slide labeled Aracabessa Banana Loading Boats.
Keywords
Agricultural industries; Bananas; Boats and boating; Caribbean Sea; Jamaica; Oracabessa; Transportation
Subject
Agricultural industries -- Jamaica – Oracabessa; Transportation -- Jamaica – Oracabessa; Boats and boating -- Jamaica – Oracabessa; Bananas -- Jamaica -- 1950-1960; Caribbean Sea
Format
image/jpeg
Size Original
35 mm
Coverage-Temporal
Jamaica -- Caribbean region -- Oracabessa, Saint Mary
Identifier
DP0003467
Identifier (Genre)
Transparencies
Rights
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Recommended Citation
"Boats loaded with bananas leaving bay in Oracabessa, Saint Mary, Jamaica" (1959). British West Indies Jamaica Slides. 73.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/bwi-slides-jamaica/73
Keywords
Agricultural industries; Bananas; Boats and boating; Caribbean Sea; Jamaica; Oracabessa; Transportation
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