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

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

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

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 revivalist ceremony being conducted by Mallica "Kapo" Reynolds in their place of worship. Some are beating drums while two small children are knocking tambourines. Kapo is holding a rod and a plant and is standing before a table with a large bible,…

Revivalists during a ritual at a revival meeting.

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

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

Small fissures on the ground after earthquake in 1907.

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.