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A badly damaged house in Hanover

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Three men stand by a section of a house in Hanover that has been almost completely damaged by earthquake in 1957.

A negro hut

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Man, woman and child in front of a thatched hut. The woman is doing laundry.

9 Monk Street

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Side views of the no. 9 Monk Street dwelling in Spanish Town, St. Catherine.

86 Church St., Kingston - W.A.R. birthplace

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A man about to climb a staircase leading to a house at 86 Church Street, Kingston - the birthplace of Walter Adolphe Roberts.

652E. Capital St., Washington D.C where W.A.R. wrote 'The Caribbean' in 1939-1940

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A man standing by the steps of an apartment building at 652 E. Capital Street, Washington, D. C. where Walter Adolphe Roberts wrote the book 'The Caribbean in 1939 - 1940'.

611 Dumaine St., New Orleans where "The French in the West Indies" was written - 1941

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A man looking out a window of the house at 611 Dumaine St., New Orleans where the book titled "The French in the West Indies" was written - 1941.

60 ton-tip-lorry for mining

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"60 ton-tip-lorry for mining use produced by Changhun no. 1 motor vehicle."

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45 Hanover Street, Kingston, after 1907 earthquake

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"Taylor and Matheson Photographic Artists from New York" located at 45 Hanover Street and other buildings on Hanover Street in the aftermath of the 1907 earthquake. Some cleanup efforts had already begun on the street but many bricks can be seen on…