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  • Tags: Earthquake damage

Damage to brick wall

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Bricks from a damaged wall arranged on the floor.

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Column twisted on pedestal, Charleston Cemetery

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Column shifted by earthquake in 1907.

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Subsidence area

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Area of subsidence in Port Royal after 1907 earthquake.

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Port Royal St., short angle King St

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Damaged buildings all along Port Royal Street. Men are working to clear the rubble.

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The Jamaica Club

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The Jamaica Club at 59 Hanover Street, destroyed in the 1907 earthquake.

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Foot of King St., looking south

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Buildings completely damaged by the 1907 earthquake, at the bottom of King Street near the Charles Metcalfe statue. There is a ship at sea behind the statue.

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The Scotch Kirk

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Earthquake damaged Presbyterian Chapel in Kingston, Jamaica.

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Corpses under debris

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Corpses (unseen) under debris from earthquake and fire.

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Synagogue on Charles and Duke St.

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Myrtle Bank Hotel, front view

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Structural damage to Kingston's Myrtle Bank Hotel following earthquake on January 14, 1907. A makeshift shelter has been set up at the entrance, where four men are standing.

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