A Dominican market

A black and white photograph showing a people at a market in Dominica. The photograph has been taken from an elevated position, looking down on an open, cobbled, outdoor space. At least 150 people, many of them women, are visible. Most or all of the people shown are Black and most are adults but there are also some children amongst the crowd. Most people wear hats or headwraps; many of the women are in white or light-coloured dresses. Some people hold open umbrellas. Most people are standing but a significant minoirty are seated next to produce. This includes bananas and baskets. There are railings in an 'L' shape in the foreground, partially enclosing something covered in a sheet, with people sitting beneath. Am open-sided structure with pillars, with railings between, holding up a roof can be seen on the left of the image. Buildings are visible in the background, possibly the side of a square. Original caption (handwritten in ink beneath): 'MARKET PLACE, DOMINICA.'

Dominica was part of the British Leeward Islands in first half of the twentieth century, later becoming part of the British Windward Islands then (briefly) the West Indian Federation. It became an independent republic in 1978.