Pictures

An assortment of pictures of Sir Alexander Bustamante.

Bustamante old vs. young
Sir Alexander Bustamante the elder statesman vs. when he was much younger

Bustamante with sugar workers
1938 - with sugar workers

1947 - Bustamante as Mayor of Kingston. At left is Deputy Mayor Lynden Newland and to the right are Russell Lewars (Town Clerk) and a KSAC Fire Officer.

Bustamante 1960
Circa 1960

Sir Alexander Bustamante meets with John F. Kennedy
June, 1962, Sir Alexander visits President John F. Kennedy at the White House in Washington, D.C.

1962, Sir Alexander Bustamante with Canadian Prime Minister, John Diefenbaker.

Bustamante & Gladys Longbridge get married
September 1962 - Sir Alexander Bustamante marries his longtime love, Gladys Longbridge. At left is Hugh Shearer.

DID YOU KNOW ... that Sir Alexander Bustamante was the only Jamaican to be declared a national hero while still alive. In 1970 he was declared one of Jamaica's national heroes. He was 93 years old when he died on August 6, 1977.