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  • Collection: Great Earthquake of Kingston

Steel & brick chimney

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Broken brick chimney overthrown to north eastern side of Kingston's General Penitentiary. A large number of sticks have been heaped to one side of the prison.

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Submergence

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Prince George Battery, Port Royal, submerged by earthquake in 1907.

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Subsidence

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Land sinking at a section of Port Royal after earthquake in 1907.

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Wesleyan Chapel

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Wreckage at the Wesleyan Chapel (looking west) in Kingston, showing damage to both gables. Two men are standing in the foreground.

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Wrecked house, 17 East Street

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Damage a dwelling at 17 East Street, Kingston.

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Wrecked second storey, 17 East Street

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Damage to the second storey of a dwelling located at 17 East Street, Kingston.

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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.

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Temporary post office (Kingston Earthquake)

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

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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.

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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.

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