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  • Collection: Great Earthquake of Kingston

Trafalgar St. Andrew after Great Earthquake January 14th, 1907

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Trafalgar Park House in St. Andrew after earthquake on January 14, 1907.

Harbour Street looking west after the earthquake January 14th, 1907, Jamaica

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Men assess damage caused by the Kingston earthquake and fire of 1907. This section of Harbour Street is filled with bricks, rubble and downed electric lines.

Kingston, Jamaica, after the earthquake, January 14th, 1907 - Wood buildings versus brick

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Earthquake effects on buildings made of brick and of wood, along a street in Kingston, Jamaica. Debris from fallen buildings have been pushed to the sidewalk making way for the railway lines for tramcars.

King Street, from Croswell's looking up, after earthquake Kingston, Jamaica January 14th, 1907

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Buildings along King Street taken from Croswell's, in the aftermath of the earthquake and resulting fire in 1907.

Kingston Jamaica after the earthquake January 14th, 1907 - King Street looking South from the Queen's statue

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King Street, Kingston, after the completion of street-cleaning efforts in the aftermath of the 1907 earthquake.

Hospital Camp

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Remains of the Military Hospital at Up Park Camp, after the great earthquake of 1907, as seen from its front lawn. Trees and a staircase at the entrance of the hospital grounds are all that remain standing.

The Mico College, Kingston, Ja., after earthquake, January 14th, 1907

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Mico College (Now Mico University College) after sustaining significant damage to a section of its building.

Kingston, Jamaica, after the earthquake January, 14th, 1907 Rear View of the office of the Royal Mail Steamship Company

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Damage to the back of the Royal Mail Steamship Company building caused by the devastating earthquake of January 14, 1907.

Harbour Street, East Kingston, after great earthquake January 14, 1907

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Ruined properties along Harbour Street after the earthquake of 1907.

After the earthquake January 14th, 1907 Jamaica - Clearing Port Royal Street

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Men working to clear Port Royal Street in Kingston, after the earthquake in 1907.