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Chinese Benevolent Society float, Independence Day Parade

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A large crowd surrounds the Chinese Benevolent Society float during the Independence Day Parade.

View of the Court House Harbour Street

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Crowd gathered outside the court house on Harbour Street in Kingston.

Vendors sheltering from the sun

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Street vendors place a sheet of tarpaulin over their vending stalls before the Kingston Parish Church.

Four balls gate destroyed in 1934

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A location in Jamaica known as Four Balls Gate, before being destroyed in 1934.

Graveyard

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A cemetery located in a barren and desolate area. Sticks with numbers mark the different burial sites.

Victoria Crafts Market (rear view) showing Governor Metcalfe's statue

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A look at Governor Metcalfe's statue located behind the Victoria Craft Market in Kingston.

Wounded in hospital

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Care being administered to the ill and injured in a historic hospital.

Interior view, Kingston Industrial Works

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Men standing by machines in the Kingston Industrial Works factory (now KIW International Limited). The factory once provided repair services for sugar estates.

Tent for earthquake refugees in a home

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Tent erected for refugees in a yard after the 1907 earthquake. Two ladders have been placed against the property's yard to provide access.

Port Royal Street looking west

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Soldiers standing by destroyed buildings on Port Royal Street after the January 14, 1907 earthquake.