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

Material Information

Title:
School children standing in front of a yellow Ford Cortina automobile in Moore Town, Portland, Jamaica
Uniform Title:
The Bryant Slides Collection
The Bryant Slides Collection, Jamaica
Creator:
Unknown ( Photographer )
Publication Date:
Physical Description:
35 mm

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
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
Genre:
Transparencies
Spatial Coverage:
Jamaica -- Caribbean region -- Moore Town, Portland

Notes

General Note:
The slides were taken on collecting trips sponsored by the William L. Bryant Foundation, where books, music and art indigenous to the regions were gathered. The are organized by geographical location.
General Note:
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.

Record Information

Source Institution:
University of Central Florida Libraries
Holding Location:
University of Central Florida
Rights Management:
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 & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, FL 32816 phone (407) 823-2576, email: speccoll@mail.ucf.edu
Resource Identifier:
CFM1972_01a ( Sheet 65: 4 )