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Harper's weekly (for this they fight - an incident)

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Drawing of a group of persons including a young woman, huddled together.

Kingston Jamaica after the earthquake January 14th, 1907 - King Street looking South from the Queen's statue

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King Street, Kingston, after the completion of street-cleaning efforts in the aftermath of the 1907 earthquake.

Kingston, Jamaica, after the earthquake, January 14th, 1907, Victoria Park

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Inside the lightly damaged Victoria Park, after the Kingston earthquake of 1907. A woman sits by the pond while others loiter about. Tents have been set up to house those displaced by the earthquake.

Kingston, Jamaica, after the earthquake, January 14th, 1907 - ruin of Father Dupont statue

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Ruined statue of Father Joseph Dupont, located at Parade Gardens in Kingston, after earthquake on January 14, 1907.

Port Maria United Church

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United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands on Kirk Lane in Port Maria, St. Mary.

Air Jamaica Building

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View of the Air Jamaica, Bank of Jamaica and other buildings as seen from the roof of the National Library of Jamaica at 12 East Street, Kingston.

Airport Road (Palisadoes)

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Road construction taking place on the Palisadoes strip. The large boulders are being stacked to prevent further road damage by limiting the amount of sea water getting onto the road.

Dr. Alfred Sangster

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Professor Alfred Sangster, president emeritus of the University of Technology, at the National Library of Jamaica, presenting his book "The making of a University: from CAST to UTECH".

Pier at Annotto Bay, St. Mary

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View of a pier in the sea by the town of Annotto Bay in St. Mary, Jamaica.

Arrowroot plant, Scott's Hall Maroon

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Resident of Scott's Hall in St. Mary, showing an arrowroot - an underground tuber popular to the area.