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  • Collection: Great Earthquake of Kingston

Ruined City of Kingston

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A view of the City of Kingston taken from the sea after the earthquake and fire in 1907

Ruins of Roman Catholic Church

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Ruin of a Roman Catholic Church in Jamaica in the aftermath of the 1907 earthquake.

Rum Warehouse and Customs, Kingston after Great Earthquake, January 14, 1907

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Damage to the roof and building of the Rum Warehouse and Customs building in Kingston.

Scene on Race Course, after Great Earthquake, Jany. 14th, 1907

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People occupying shacks made of wood and zinc at Race Course (now National Heroes Park), after being displaced by earthquake on January 14, 1907.

Shambles on Race Course, after great earthquake, January 14th, 1907

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Structures for housing refugees, erected at the Kingston Race Course (now National Heroes Park) after the earthquake of 1907.

Smith shop and workshop Port Royal, after earthquake

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Photograph showing a building with broken windows, cracked walls and other structural damages, from the 1907 earthquake in Port Royal, Kingston.

Some of the smaller houses

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A woman walks pass a row of small houses, one of which was partially destroyed by the 1907 earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica.