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Victoria Battery, Port Royal
A view of the partially sunken cartridge store in Port Royal, Jamaica.
Train lines damaged after earthquake, outside tank, Port Royal
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.
The dreadful earthquake in Jamaica, 1692
Depiction of the 1692 earthquake that struck Port Royal, Jamaica on June 7th of that year.
Subsidence area
Area of subsidence in Port Royal after 1907 earthquake.
Subsidence
Land sinking at a section of Port Royal after earthquake in 1907.
Submergence
Prince George Battery, Port Royal, submerged by earthquake in 1907.
Structure partly submerged after 1907 earthquake, Port Royal
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.
St. Peter's Anglican
"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."
Splashing and frolicking at Morgan's Harbour - Aqua Jam '79
"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…
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