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U.M. Free Church East St.
Destruction to a church on East Street.
Sunday morning - Up Park Camp
Women and girls walking past dwellings near Up-Park Camp on a Sunday morning. Two men, one attired in military uniform, are in the foreground.
Statue twisted on pedestal in courtyard
Statue partially displaced from pedestal in courtyard of building wrecked by earthquake.
St. George's Church
St. George's Anglican Church on East Street in Kingston, after sustaining damage from the 1907 earthquake.
Shattered east end Cathedral
Damage by earthquake to the east end of the Cathedral on Church Street, Kingston.
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.
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Lockett's residence, Duke St.
Two-storey dwelling belonging to Dr. Lockett, after sustaining damage from earthquake in 1907.
King St. from Parish Church south
King Street as seen from the Parish Church, after the 1907 earthquake.
Harbour St., from King St., looking east
Citizens working to clear Harbour Street of rubble from burnt out and earthquake damaged buildings.
General Penitentiary overthrown
A damaged door and overthrown soft bricks in piles on the ground, at the eastward side of the General Penitentiary, a penal institution in Kingston, Jamaica
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David Weller, Sportsman for 1979
"David Weller.....the top Sportsman and Sportswoman for 1979, seen receiving their trophies from the Honourable George Headley O.J. at the Grand…