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Wrecked second storey, 17 East Street
Damage to the second storey of a dwelling located at 17 East Street, Kingston.
Wrecked house, 17 East Street
Damage a dwelling at 17 East Street, Kingston.
Wesleyan Chapel
Wreckage at the Wesleyan Chapel (looking west) in Kingston, showing damage to both gables. Two men are standing in the foreground.
Subsidence
Land sinking at a section of Port Royal after earthquake in 1907.
Submergence
Prince George Battery, Port Royal, submerged by earthquake in 1907.
Ruined brick building
A thoroughly wrecked brick building next to a dispensary.
Destruction, Gothic English Cathedral
Damaged brick walls at the Cathedral in Kingston. A sign advertising a lawn party at the Myrtle Bank Hotel is hanging on the cathedral's ruined staircase.
Destruction at epicentre
Destruction at epicentre of the 1907 earthquake at the corner of Harbour and East Streets, Kingston.
Debris on Church Street
Effects of the 1907 earthquake on Church Street, Kingston, showing a sidewalk covered with bricks and debris.
Damage to frame building
A wooden-frame building without walls. In the background, is the Kingston Parish Church with a damaged clocktower.
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The Post Office, Dry Harbour, Jamaica
Postcard of the Dry Harbour Post Office, by renowned 19th century artist and illustrator, Joseph Holland Tringham.