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Myrtle Bank Hotel, Kingston Ja. destroyed by earthquake Jamaica 1907

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A view of destruction at the Myrtle Bank Hotel after the 1907 earthquake. Persons can be seen sitting on the curbs by the ruined structure, as others look on as men dig through debris. Guards are standing by the entrance to prevent unauthorised…

Laying topstone - Ocho Rios Wesleyan Church

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Members of the Wesleyan faith congregate as top stone is being laid on the Ocho Rios Wesleyan Church. Three Wesleyan ministers and a worker on the site are standing on a scaffolding at the top of the structure.

Campers after the earthquake

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A young girl walks by one of several zinc structures erected on a camp after the destructive earthquake of 1907.

Moneague Hotel

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Old photograph of the Moneague Hotel, the current site of Moneague College.

Native Washerwoman

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Jamaican washerwoman photographed washing articles in a large wooden wash pan.

City of Kingston from commercial rooms - east view

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The city of Kingston, looking east.

At Bog Walk

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Scenery at Bog Walk, St. Catherine.

Victoria Park, Kingston

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Victoria Park and its surroundings in the heart of Downtown, Kingston.

Tower Isle Hotel, Tower Isle

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The Tower Isle Hotel (now Couples Tower Isle) as seen from the front. In the background are the blue waters of the Caribbean Sea.

Doctor's Cave, Mobay

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Visitors sunbathing, swimming and relaxing at the Doctor's Cave beach in the city of Montego Bay, St. James.