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Jamaica: Spring 1970
Posted on December 19, 2018December 19, 2018 by Jodi Beyeler Posted in Photography

Jamaica: Spring 1970

“I worked at the Kingston Polio Rehabilitation Center where kids with significant disabilities lived and attended school. I taught older students in the classroom, and helped younger children learn to swim.” — Jill Roth ’71

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