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  • Collection: Great Earthquake of Kingston

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.

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.

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.

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.

King Street, Kingston

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A colour postcard of a section of King Street, Kingston showing commercial buildings, pedestrians, vehicles parked along the roadway. The sidewalks are lined with trees and flowers.

Barrack Church

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Ruins of the Barrack Church at Up-Park Camp that was destroyed by an earthquake.

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.

Just after earthquake of 1907

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A photograph showing a damaged building and debris on the street after the 1907 earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica.

Harbour Front

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A scene at the Kingston WaterFront after the 1907 earthquake.

St. Michael's Church, Kingston, Jamaica

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Ruins of the St. Michael's Church, Kingston, Jamaica in the aftermath of an earthquake.