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Camps - Swallowfield before earthquake

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Buildings and tents at the Swallowfield military camp as seen before the 1907 earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica.

Camps - Swallowfield, after earthquake

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Demolished buildings at the Swallowfield military camp in Kingston, Jamaica, by the 1907 earthquake. Several tents have been erected on the grounds.

Men's Quarters, Camp

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The men's quarters at the campgrounds in Kingston, Jamaica after the 1907.

Recruiting, commenced 1905

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Scores of men being recruited for the West India Regiment in 1905.

Jamaica, 1905

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West India Regiment officers transporting items at the camp in Kingston, Jamaica.

Dinners up Depot, WIR, Jamaica 1905

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Officers walking with food items for dinner to be at the West India Regiment Depot in Kingston, Jamaica.

Camp Swallowfield

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Sunken buildings, tilted structures, uplifted railway lines and destruction to other structures at the Swallowfield Camp in Kingston, after the passing of the earthquake in 1907.

Jamaica 1905

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Soldiers standing guard at a building on the West India Regiment Camp.

Brigade Office

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Views of the ruined Brigade Office, the Army Service Corps offices and other buildings on the West India Regiment Camp in Jamaica, after the 1907 earthquake.

Officers Mess W.I.R. Camp

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Two-storey building on the West India Regiment camp in Kingston, Jamaica.