Browse Items (176 total)

  • Collection: Great Earthquake of Kingston

Bank of Nova Scotia, Kingston, after Great Earthquake, January 14th, 1907

d_0005010_bank_nova_scotia_kgn_earthquake_1907.jpg
Postcard of the Bank of Nova Scotia, Kingston, after Great Earthquake.

Barrack Church

http://nlj.gov.jm/Digital-Images/d_0003241_barrack_church.jpg
Ruins of the Barrack Church at Up-Park Camp that was destroyed by an earthquake.

Burned & wrecked district, Kingston

d_0007731_burned_wrecked_district_kgn.jpg
Workers using mules and carts to help with clearing of bricks and debris after the 1907 earthquake, Kingston.

Burnt trolley car in King Street

http://nlj.gov.jm/Digital-Images/d_0002984_burnt_trolley_car_king.jpg
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.

Central Tower - Constant Spring Hotel (now Immaculate Conception School)

d_0004269_central_tower_constant_spring_hotel.jpg
A badly damaged section of the central tower at the Constant Spring Hotel (now Immaculate Conception High). The large cracks seen are as a result of the Great 1907 Earthquake.

Chief of staff house, Port Royal, back view

d_0009641_chief_staffs_house_port_royal.jpeg
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.

Church Street, Kingston, Jamaica

d_0005009_church_street_kingston_jamaica.jpg
Scene on Church Street after earthquake on January 14, 1907. Bricks and zinc from the ruined buildings line the street in which a large group of persons are congregated. Military personnel can be seen in the bottom right of the image, holding guns.

Coke Chapel

d_0001933_coke_chapel.jpg
The image shows a damaged Coke Methodist church building. The church was severely damaged by earthquake in 1907. A man on horse rides by.

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

d_0005225_coke_church_after_earthquake_1907.jpg
Coke Methodist Church, after being severely destroyed by the 1907 earthquake.