Indian Migrant Workers, Jamaica, ca.1875-ca.1940 (imp-cswc-GB-237-CSWC47-LS11-042)

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

university of edinburgh university of southern california reverend donald fraser church of scotland foreign missions committee international mission photography archive ca 1860 ca 1960 international mission photography of jamaica magic lantern images people of india people of jamaica high resolution ultra high resolution colonial period french indochina united kingdom

1960

The University of Edinburgh School of Divinity

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