Kingston, JAMAICA - Commercial Zone - British West Indies - LINEN - trolley

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Seller: qualitypaper ✉️ (7,301) 100%, Location: Brooklyn, New York, US, Ships to: WORLDWIDE, Item: 153887998435 Kingston, JAMAICA - Commercial Zone - British West Indies - LINEN - trolley. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island. Greater Kingston, or the "Corporate Area" refers to those areas under the KSAC; however, it does not solely refer to Kingston Parish, which only consists of the old downtown and Port Royal. Kingston, JAMAICA - Commercial Zone - British West Indies - LINEN: Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island. In the Americas, Kingston is the largest predominantly English-speaking city south of the United States. The local government bodies of the parishes of Kingston and St. Andrew were amalgamated by the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation Act of 1923, to form the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC). Greater Kingston, or the "Corporate Area" refers to those areas under the KSAC; however, it does not solely refer to Kingston Parish, which only consists of the old downtown and Port Royal. Kingston Parish had a population of 96,052, and St. Andrew parish had a population of 555,828 in 2001. Kingston was founded in July 1692 as a place for survivors of the 1692 earthquake that destroyed Port Royal. Before the earthquake, Kingston’s functions were purely agricultural. The earthquake survivors set up a camp on the sea front. Approximately two thousand people died due to mosquito-borne diseases. Initially the people lived in a tented camp on Colonel Barry's Hog Crawl. The town did not begin to grow until after the further destruction of Port Royal by the Nick Catania Pirate Fleet's fire in 1703. The British West Indies were the islands and mainland colonies in and around the Caribbean that were part of the British Empire. In 1912, the British West Indies were divided into eight colonies: The Bahamas, Barbados, British Guiana, British Honduras, Jamaica (with its dependencies the Turks and Caicos Islands and the Cayman Islands), Trinidad and Tobago, the Windward Islands, and the Leeward Islands. Between 1958 and 1962, all of the island territories except the British Virgin Islands, the Bahamas, British Honduras and British Guiana were organized into the West Indies Federation. It was hoped that the Federation would become independent as a single nation, but it had limited powers, many practical problems, and a lack of popular support. Consequently, the West Indies Federation was dissolved. Most of the territories, including all the larger ones, are now independent as separate countries, with membership to many international forums such as the Organization of American States, the Association of Caribbean States, the World Trade Organization, the United Nations, the Caribbean Community, the Commonwealth of Nations and the Caribbean Development Bank among others. The remainder are British overseas territories. The term is still used for British Overseas Territories in the Caribbean, such as the Cayman Islands. This Linen Era (1930-45) postcard is in fine condition. Copyright Picture by Cleary and Elliot, Jamaica, BWI. No.65639. No. 213.
  • Condition: Used
  • Condition: This Linen Era (1930-45) postcard is in fine condition.
  • Modified Item: No
  • Theme: International Cities & Towns
  • Kingston: Commercial Kingston
  • Palisadoes: Sand Pit
  • Commonwealth Nation: British Empire
  • Type: Printed (Lithograph)
  • Features: Main Street View
  • City/Region: Kingston, Jamaica
  • Postage Condition: Unposted
  • Era: Linen (c. 1930-1945)
  • Region: Caribbean Islands

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