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  • Collection: Great Earthquake of Kingston

Old Wolmers School Yard Parade, next to Kingston Parish Church

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A woman at the entrance to the Old Wolmers School Yard looks at a sign attached to the fence near a lamp post. Broken bricks are stacked along the walkway in the aftermath of the earthquake on January 14, 1907.

Old Wolmers School - Parish Church tower in background taken from Laws Street

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A section of the Old Wolmers School is still standing after the 1907 Earthquake. Debris can be seen on Laws Street and Church Streets. Two women walk along Laws Street, two women stand at the corner of Law and Church Streets.

Kingston, Jamaica, after the earthquake January 14th 1907

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Postcard of King's House, residence of the Governor of Jamaica, in the aftermath of the earthquake in 1907.

Myrtle Bank Hotel, Jamaica after the Earthquake Jan 14th 1907

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A partially damaged Myrtle Bank Hotel after the 1907 Earthquake in Jamaica.

Burnt trolley car in King Street

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A burnt trolley car amidst the rubble on King Street, Kingston after the 1907 Earthquake. Persons are walking among the debris and viewing the destruction.

Earthquake, 1907

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A view of a damaged building in the aftermath of the 1907 earthquake in Jamaica.

Rear view of the offices of the Royal Mail Steamship Co.

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A rear view of the offices of the Royal Mail Steamship Company showing damages in the aftermath of the 1907 earthquake in Jamaica.

Ruins of Roman Catholic Church

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

Harbour Street looking east

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A section of Harbour Street, Kingston, after the 1907 earthquake in Jamaica.

View of Peters Lane from Port Royal St.

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A view of Peters Lane from Port Royal Street in the aftermath of the 1907 earthquake.