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| Maroon (RGS) S0001583 Young Maroon girl in Jamaica in 1908 or 1909. The Maroons are the descendants of freed slaves who became resistance fighters in Jamaica in the 17th century. The word 'Maroon' comes from the Spanish cimarron meaning wild or untamed. |
Young woman () 24745 Portrait of a stylish young woman with an Afro hairstyle popular in the 1960s and 70s. Although the date of the picture is unknown, it was taken probably in the early 1970s. |
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