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Jamaica

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Poster for Jamaica

About this film

This 1933 black-and-white home movie captures the John Crosby family vacationing in Jamaica. The footage features idyllic scenes of a tropical coastline, with young boys playing and building sandcastles on a beach dotted with rocks and palm trees. Adults are seen relaxing on a building's porch wearing 1930s resort wear, including Panama hats, and later exploring a palm grove and dense jungle foliage. Scenic landscape shots include waves crashing near a natural rock archway, elevated views of a bay, and a glimpse of a large, colonial-style estate or hotel with distinctive pointed roofs.

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public broadcasting, AAPB, Jamaica, Caribbean, 1930s, Home movies, Family vacations, John Crosby, Beaches, Ocean, Coastlines, Palm trees, Children playing, Sandcastles, Tropical climates, 1930s fashion, Panama hats, Jungles, Natural arches, Colonial architecture, Resorts, Black and white film, Amateur film

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