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  • Collection: Great Earthquake of Kingston

Hospital Camp

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Remains of the Military Hospital at Up Park Camp, after the great earthquake of 1907, as seen from its front lawn. Trees and a staircase at the entrance of the hospital grounds are all that remain standing.

Kingston Jamaica after the earthquake January 14th, 1907 - King Street looking South from the Queen's statue

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King Street, Kingston, after the completion of street-cleaning efforts in the aftermath of the 1907 earthquake.

King Street, from Croswell's looking up, after earthquake Kingston, Jamaica January 14th, 1907

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Buildings along King Street taken from Croswell's, in the aftermath of the earthquake and resulting fire in 1907.

Kingston, Jamaica, after the earthquake, January 14th, 1907 - Wood buildings versus brick

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Earthquake effects on buildings made of brick and of wood, along a street in Kingston, Jamaica. Debris from fallen buildings have been pushed to the sidewalk making way for the railway lines for tramcars.

Harbour Street looking west after the earthquake January 14th, 1907, Jamaica

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Men assess damage caused by the Kingston earthquake and fire of 1907. This section of Harbour Street is filled with bricks, rubble and downed electric lines.

Trafalgar St. Andrew after Great Earthquake January 14th, 1907

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Trafalgar Park House in St. Andrew after earthquake on January 14, 1907.

McNish's Store, Kington, after great earthquake, January 14, 1907

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A look at McNish's Store in Kingston after being completely destroyed by earthquake in 1907.

Gordon Hall and Holy Trinity Church

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Postcard of the Holy Trinity Church and Gordon Hall on Sutton Street, Kingston, after the great Kingston earthquake on January 4, 1907. Persons are loitering about the street from which bricks and wood from the wreckages have been moved onto the…

Coke Church, after Great Earthquake, January 14th, 1907

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Coke Methodist Church, after being severely destroyed by the 1907 earthquake.