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Camps erected for the homeless at Race Course after the January 14th 1907 earthquake. People were seen walking along side the camps.

At the corner of King and Harbour Streets in Downtown Kingston after the earthquake on January 14th 1907. Shown on the street are damaged buildings and debris from structures.

Damaged buildings and rubble of brick, board, zinc and other debris at the corner of King and Harbour Streets in Kingston, Jamaica. There are people at the scene working to clear the street.

Postcard showing Duke Street, Kingston, after earthquake in 1907. On both sides of the street there are bricks from destroyed buildings as well as fallen lightposts. Men stand amongst the rubble.

A faded photograph of military personnel standing at attention in Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands. Soldiers of different ranks, some on horses, others with guns in hand and a few from the military band are gathered in what appears to be a…

Display of Turks and Caicos salt and pita fibre by Alfred Stubbs Snr. at the Jamaica Exhibition in 1891.

A scene of total destruction along Harbour Street, Kingston, shortly after the passing of the 1907 earthquake. The street is filled with bricks, electrical poles and other debris. Smoke from a fire is seen ( to the right) and a few persons are…

Market vendors selling a variety of food produce to buyers at the market.

Nathan's Department Store in Downtown, Kingston, taken at night.

People occupying shacks made of wood and zinc at Race Course (now National Heroes Park), after being displaced by earthquake on January 14, 1907.