Dedication of Jamaica War Memorial 1922

Collection of uncaptioned photographs by Cleary and Elliott, Kingston, Jamaica. The Memorial, a cross of island stone in front of the East Block of the Public Buildings in Kingston, was unveiled and dedicated on Armistice Day, 11 November 1922. Details for each photograph are derived from an accompanying Order of Service and the Jamaica Annual Report 1922.

J. W. Cleary established a photographic business in Kingston, Jamaica, circa 1887. E. W. Elliott became his partner in 1906. In 1922 they had a studio at 89 King Street, Kingston.

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Presented by John Falconer in 1987.

Includes index.

A catalogue of the collection can be found on ArchiveSearch.

This item level description was entered by SG and MJC using information from the original typescript catalogue.

J W Cleary and E W Elliott