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Myrtle Bank Hotel

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Myrtle Bank Hotel before the 1907 earthquake.

Foot of King St., looking south

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Buildings completely damaged by the 1907 earthquake, at the bottom of King Street near the Charles Metcalfe statue. There is a ship at sea behind the statue.

The park

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Mattresses, chairs and other salvaged household items, in the park. A few men and women are loitering about and a woman is resting on one the park benches under a large tree.

The Jamaica Club

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The Jamaica Club at 59 Hanover Street, destroyed in the 1907 earthquake.

Damage to brick wall

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Bricks from a damaged wall arranged on the floor.

Damage to frame building

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A wooden-frame building without walls. In the background, is the Kingston Parish Church with a damaged clocktower.