Browse Items (10076 total)

Sir John Pringle

d_0004626_sir_john_pringle.jpg
Portrait of Sir John Pringle, a Scottish doctor that came to Jamaica in the 1870s.

A military man in the aftermath of the 1907 earthquake

d_0004605_military_man_aftermath_1907_earthquake.jpg
A soldier stands by a large crack in the earth caused by earthquake in 1907.

West India Regiment, 1903

d_0004604_west_india_regiment_1903.jpg
A crowd gathers to witness a military parade or ceremony being conducted by the West India Regiment in 1903.

The Pukkumina cultists in ceremonial robes

d_0004603_pukkumina_cultists_in_ceremonial_robes.jpg
Three members of the Pocomania cult pause for a photograph during a ritual. The men are seated before a garden with roses in a bottle and a ceramic vase. The men are holding bibles, vases with roses and candles and they are dressed in ceremonial…

A revival meeting

d_0004601_a_revival_meeting.jpg
Revivalists during a ritual at a revival meeting.

Item 11 - West India Regiment Album

d_0004600_item_11_west_india_regiment_album.jpg
Two soldiers of different ranks in the West India Regiment standing together; one salutes the other.

Item 8 - West India Regiment Album

d_0004599_item_8_west_india_regiment_album.jpg
An unidentified member of the West India Regiment, standing by a small table and dressed in military uniform.

Cracks in ground made by earthquake

d_0004598_cracks_ground_made_by_earthquake.jpg
Small fissures on the ground after earthquake in 1907.

Royal Military Hospital Camp

d_0004597_royal_military_hospital_camp.jpg
Remains of the Military Hospital , completely demolished by the 1907 earthquake. Tents have been set up on the Up Park Camp grounds to provide shelter for survivors.

Uprooted rail lines outside machine shop, Port Royal, after earthquake

d_0004596_uprooted_rail_lines_outside_machine_shop.jpg
A man stands by a section of a railway in Port Royal that has been uprooted from the earth as a result of the earthquake in 1907. In the background is a machine shop that has been partially destroyed.