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  • Collection: Great Earthquake of Kingston

Kingston, Jamaica, after the earthquake, January 14th, 1907 - St. Michael's Church, Tower Street

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Ruins of the St. Michael's Church, Kingston, Jamaica in the aftermath of the earthquake on January 14, 1907.

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.

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.

Gordon Hall and Holy Trinity Church

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Postcard of the Holy Trinity Church and Gordon Hall on Sutton Street, Kingston, after the great Kingston earthquake on January 4, 1907. Persons are loitering about the street from which bricks and wood from the wreckages have been moved onto the…

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.

Kingston, Jamaica, after the earthquake, January 14th, 1907, Victoria Park

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Inside the lightly damaged Victoria Park, after the Kingston earthquake of 1907. A woman sits by the pond while others loiter about. Tents have been set up to house those displaced by the earthquake.

Kingston, Jamaica, after the earthquake, January 14th, 1907 - ruin of Father Dupont statue

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Ruined statue of Father Joseph Dupont, located at Parade Gardens in Kingston, after earthquake on January 14, 1907.

Coke Wesleyan Chapel

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A view of the Coke Wesleyan Chapel, Kingston, Jamaica in the aftermath of the 1907 earthquake.

Coke Wesleyan Chapel - Taylor and Mathieson

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A view of the Coke Wesleyan Chapel, Kingston, Jamaica in the aftermath of the 1907 earthquake.

Great earthquake disaster, Duke Street, Kingston, Jamaica, W.I.

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Earthquake damage to buildings along Duke Street in Kingston, Jamaica.