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Aerial photograph showing damage to the city of Kingston by the Kingston earthquake of 1907.

A man stands by the Royal Artillery Store building that was made lopsided by the 1907 earthquake. The tilt to this 1888 building has resulted in it being nicknamed 'Giddy House'.

Severe damage to buildings, infrastructure and public utilities along King Street, Kingston, caused by earthquake in 1907. A large number of citizens are walking in a southern direction in the middle of the street.

"Taylor and Matheson Photographic Artists from New York" located at 45 Hanover Street and other buildings on Hanover Street in the aftermath of the 1907 earthquake. Some cleanup efforts had already begun on the street but many bricks can be seen on…

Hanover Street (taken from Harbour Street) after the devastating 1907 earthquake.

People standing by the statue dedicated to Queen Victoria, located by the entrance of Victoria Park at the top of King Street, Kingston.

An almost completely demolished building that was once the Malabre hardware store. The damage came as a result of the 1907 earthquake.

Kingston residents stand amidst a rubble of bricks, electrical wires and other debris following the aftermath of the great earthquake of 1907.

Buildings along Harbour Street in Downtown, Kingston.

A view of Port Royal Street in Downtown, Kingston, looking west. To the left, a ruined building is being taken apart by a crane and in the background to the right are several buildings including the high-rise Life of Jamaica (now Sagicor) building.