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Train lines damaged after earthquake, outside tank, Port Royal
Men standing by a section of a railway in Port Royal that has been uprooted from the earth by the 1907 earthquake. in 1907. Fallen buildings and debris can also be seen in the background.
Smith shop and workshop Port Royal, after earthquake
Photograph showing a building with broken windows, cracked walls and other structural damages, from the 1907 earthquake in Port Royal, Kingston.
Royal Artillery Store for Victoria Battery, Port Royal (also called Giddy House)
A view of the partially sunken cartridge store [left] and the Royal Artillery Store [right] after the earthquake in Port Royal, Kingston.
Lamp Room, Port Royal, Port Royal, 1907 Earthquake
A soldier stands on top of the rubble from the "lamp room" building, after it has collapsed after the 1907 earthquake.
Derailed rail lines, port Royal, 1907 Earthquake
A man walking on a partially bent train line after the 1907 earthquake that devastated Kingston and Port Royal. Damaged buildings and debris can be seen in the background.
Chief of staff house, Port Royal, back view
A soldier and a woman stand by a section of the Chief of Staff's house that has sustained significant damage from the 1907 earthquake. There is a gaping hole where the brick wall and roof have broken down and there is a heap of rubble on the ground.
Tower of Kingston Parish Church after earthquake, 1907
Damage to the tower of the Kingston Parish Church after the 1907 earthquake.
Regiment sentinel
Soldier of West Indies Regiment in role of sentinel at the corner of Harbour and Church Street. He has set up a temporary shelter using zinc and other material from wrecked buildings.
Crack at barracks
Destruction at end of east barracks at Up Park Camp. There are cracks at the springs of the arches.
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Jamaica: The Dome
A poster with an image of the Dome - a room above a stream known as 'The Creek' in Manteca Bahia in which the 'Keeper of the Creek' lived.