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  • Collection: Great Earthquake of Kingston

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.

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

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

Roman Catholic Cathedral after the earthquake

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Ruins of the Roman Catholic Cathedral, located at the corner of Duke and Sutton streets, Kingston, after being destroyed by earthquake in 1907.

East Queen Street, Baptist Chapel

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The Baptist Chapel located on East Queen Street, Kingston, in the aftermath of the great Kingston earthquake of 1907.

Earthquake shattered store room at the University College of the West Indies

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Complete destruction of a store-room at the University of the West Indies by the 1907 earthquake.

King Street from Parish Church, south

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A look at King Street, from the Parish Church in Kingston, after damage by earthquake and fire on January 14, 1907.

Temporary post office (Kingston Earthquake)

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Two men sorting mail in a makeshift post office after the 1907 earthquake.

Burned & wrecked district, Kingston

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Workers using mules and carts to help with clearing of bricks and debris after the 1907 earthquake, Kingston.