Chief of staff house, Port Royal, back view

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Title

Chief of staff house, Port Royal, back view

Description

A soldier and a woman stand by a section of the Chief of Staff's house that has sustained significant damage from the 1907 earthquake. There is a gaping hole where the brick wall and roof have broken down and there is a heap of rubble on the ground.

Subject

Port Royal (Kingston, Jamaica); Kingston (Jamaica); Buildings - Earthquake effects; Earthquakes - Jamaica; Railroads - Earthquake effects; Natural disasters - Jamaica; Rubble

Date

1907

Source

NLJ Photograph Collection

Identifier

D0009641

Rights

Permission to reproduce this image must be obtained from the National Library of Jamaica.

Format

JPEG

Type

Photograph

Citation

“Chief of staff house, Port Royal, back view,” National Library of Jamaica Digital Collection , accessed October 30, 2024, https://nljdigital.nlj.gov.jm/items/show/8741.