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Tram car, Kingston, King Street, 1926
A number 42 South Camp Road tramcar, travelling along King Street in Downtown, Kingston.
Tower of Kingston Parish Church after earthquake, 1907
Damage to the tower of the Kingston Parish Church after the 1907 earthquake.
Kingston City of (Jamaica) Coat of Arms
"KINGSTON, City of (Jamaica). Argent, a chevron embattled azure between two pine-apples in chief, and on a mount a coffee-tree in base proper, on a chief wavy gules a lion passant guardant or. Crest — On a wreath of the colours, a demi South American…
Regiment sentinel
Soldier of West Indies Regiment in role of sentinel at the corner of Harbour and Church Street. He has set up a temporary shelter using zinc and other material from wrecked buildings.
Crack at barracks
Destruction at end of east barracks at Up Park Camp. There are cracks at the springs of the arches.
Myrtle Bank, back view
Damage to the back of Kingston's Myrtle Bank Hotel following earthquake on January 14, 1907.
David Henderson's Corner
A man stands under an umbrella as other men work on clearing the rubble at David Henderson's Corner (corner of King & Harbour Streets).
Harbour St., from King St., looking east
Citizens working to clear Harbour Street of rubble from burnt out and earthquake damaged buildings.
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Bridge, east of Spanish Town
The historic cast iron bridge, built in 1801. It is located at the eastern side of Spanish Town, St. Catherine, and is the first of its kind in the…