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| Keywords: Indian Migrant Workers, Jamaica, ca.1875-ca.1940 (imp-cswc-GB-237-CSWC47-LS11-042).jpg en <br> Indian Migrant Workers Jamaica ca 1875-ca 1940 Indian Coolies newly arrived Photograph of a group of Indian workers having newly arrived in Jamaica The group consists of men women and children They are gathered in a clearing and there are trees visible behind them The term Coolie is a historical word used to describe manual labourers from Asia particularly China and India in the 19th century and early 20th century Between 1838 and 1917 many thousands of Indian workers were brought to Jamaica ; This belongs to a series of Church of Scotland Foreign Missions Committee lantern slides relating to Jamaica In 1800 the Scottish Missionary Society sent three missionaries to Jamaica Two died of yellow fever within weeks of arrival but the third became a pioneer missionary In 1824 a second venture travelled to Jamaica by invitation of local planters to instruct their slaves Scottish missionaries worked at Montego Bay in the 19th century and in 1836 the first presbytery of the Jamaican Church was constituted here Photographer Unknown Filename imp-cswc-GB-237-CSWC47-LS11-042 tif Coverage date circa 1875/1940 Part of collection International Mission Photography Archive ca 1860-ca 1960 Type images Part of subcollection Photographs from the Centre for the Study of World Christianity University of Edinburgh U K ca 1900-ca 1940s Repository name Centre for the Study of World Christianity Archival file impaunpub_Volume7/1816 url Repository address The University of Edinburgh School of Divinity New College Mound Place Edinburgh EH1 2LX United Kingdom Geographic subject country Jamaica; India Format aacr2 1 lantern slide 8 x 8 cm Geographic subject continent North and Central America Rights Contact the repository for details Part of series Jamaica LS11 Repository email divinity-CSWC ed ac uk Subject lcsh Keyword Manual work; Migrant labor; Children Date created circa 1875/1940 Publisher of the digital version University of Southern California Libraries Subject aat genre group portrait Format aat lantern slides Legacy record ID impa-m69395 Access conditions http //www ed ac uk/schools-departments/divinity/research/centres/world-christianity/collections-resources File GB 237 CSWC47/LS11/42 circa 1875 /1940 author http //digitallibrary usc edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll123/id/64934 PD-old-70-1923 Magic lantern images Images from USC Digital Library uploaded by Fæ International Mission Photography Archive ca 1860-ca 1960 People of India People of Jamaica | ||||
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