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Ricketts, Herman E.

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Portrait of Herman Emanuel Ricketts, former Commissioner of Police (1984-1991).

Port Royal Street looking west

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Soldiers standing by destroyed buildings on Port Royal Street after the January 14, 1907 earthquake.

Tent for earthquake refugees in a home

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Tent erected for refugees in a yard after the 1907 earthquake. Two ladders have been placed against the property's yard to provide access.

Interior view, Kingston Industrial Works

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Men standing by machines in the Kingston Industrial Works factory (now KIW International Limited). The factory once provided repair services for sugar estates.

Wounded in hospital

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Care being administered to the ill and injured in a historic hospital.

Victoria Crafts Market (rear view) showing Governor Metcalfe's statue

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A look at Governor Metcalfe's statue located behind the Victoria Craft Market in Kingston.

Graveyard

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A cemetery located in a barren and desolate area. Sticks with numbers mark the different burial sites.

A view of Church Street

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A drawing of a section of Church Street in Downtown, Kingston.

Remains of the Military Hospital after the earthquake. January 14th, 1907

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Bricks from the military hospital that has been destroyed by the great earthquake of 1907, strewn across the yard.

A view of the Kingston Theatre

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A lithographic print of the Kingston Theatre, located then at the Parade in Down Town, Kingston.