Figure 1
A photograph in the Gleaner depicting a meeting between Herbert Brenon and the then Governor of Jamaica, William Manning. Source: JG, 22 November 1915.
Figure 2
A film poster of Neptune’s Daughter, emphasizing both Kellerman’s aquatic performance and Bermuda’s exotic appeal. Source: Universal (1914, public domain).
Figure 3
Two photographs in the Gleaner depicting the work of the Fox Film Company at Fort Augusta, on the left ‘Mr. Brenon working at Fort Augusta under difficulties’ and on the right ‘the sultan’s palace at Fort Augusta.’ Source: JG, 29 January 1916.
Figure 4
The film A Daughter of the Gods (1916) has been lost, but a ten minute condensed reconstruction was made in 2017 by Trench Art Productions, mostly based on film stills, production photos and title cards.
Figure 5
A publicity photo of A Daughter of the Gods, depicting Annette Kellerman unclad in a Jamaican waterfall landscape, with only her long hair covering her breasts and pubic area. Source: Fox Film Corporation (1916, public domain).
Figure 6
An advertisement in the Gleaner of the Fox Film Company offering temporary employment at Fort Augusta to ‘400 Natives!’ Source: JG, 18 February 1916.
Figure 7
A photograph of the Gleaner depicting ‘the diving girls of the William Fox Film Company, who will appear as mermaids in the scenes along with Miss Annette Kellerman,’ at the Myrtle Bank Hotel in Kingston. Source: JG, 25 September 1915.
Figure 8
An advertisement of A Daughter of the Gods in a Canadian newspaper. While the moving picture was clearly promoted as a Kellerman spectacle, no mention was made of Jamaica as the shooting location. Source: Manitoba Free Press, 16 February 1918.
Figure 9
An advertisement for the first screenings of A Daughter of the Gods in Jamaica in March 1919. The film was first shown in The Palace in Kingston, before it went to other venues across the island. Source: JG, 3 March 1919.