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Smith shop and workshop Port Royal, after earthquake

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Photograph showing a building with broken windows, cracked walls and other structural damages, from the 1907 earthquake in Port Royal, Kingston.

Splashing and frolicking at Morgan's Harbour - Aqua Jam '79

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"Splashing and frolicking at Morgan's Harbour yesterday was what Aqua Jam '79 was all about. Hundreds participated in various aquatic events or cheered on the sidelines. JBC radio, the organisers, took their broadcasts outside of the studios…

St. Peter's Anglican

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"St. Peters Anglican Church (above) is a historic monuments to the architecture of its time. The Church was rebuilt in 1725 after the original church sunk in the earthquake of 1692."

Structure partly submerged after 1907 earthquake, Port Royal

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Photograph of a structure that became partially submerged in the sea after the 1907 earthquake. Two men are standing on the shore and one is sitting on the structure.

Submergence

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Prince George Battery, Port Royal, submerged by earthquake in 1907.

Subsidence

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Land sinking at a section of Port Royal after earthquake in 1907.

Train lines damaged after earthquake, outside tank, Port Royal

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Men standing by a section of a railway in Port Royal that has been uprooted from the earth by the 1907 earthquake. in 1907. Fallen buildings and debris can also be seen in the background.

Victoria Battery, Port Royal

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A view of the partially sunken cartridge store in Port Royal, Jamaica.