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East Queen Street, Baptist Chapel

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The Baptist Chapel located on East Queen Street, Kingston, in the aftermath of the great Kingston earthquake of 1907.

Roman Catholic Cathedral after the earthquake

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Ruins of the Roman Catholic Cathedral, located at the corner of Duke and Sutton streets, Kingston, after being destroyed by earthquake in 1907.

Coke Church, after Great Earthquake, January 14th, 1907

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Coke Methodist Church, after being severely destroyed by the 1907 earthquake.

Gordon Hall and Holy Trinity Church

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Postcard of the Holy Trinity Church and Gordon Hall on Sutton Street, Kingston, after the great Kingston earthquake on January 4, 1907. Persons are loitering about the street from which bricks and wood from the wreckages have been moved onto the…

McNish's Store, Kington, after great earthquake, January 14, 1907

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A look at McNish's Store in Kingston after being completely destroyed by earthquake in 1907.

Trafalgar St. Andrew after Great Earthquake January 14th, 1907

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Trafalgar Park House in St. Andrew after earthquake on January 14, 1907.

Harbour Street looking west after the earthquake January 14th, 1907, Jamaica

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Men assess damage caused by the Kingston earthquake and fire of 1907. This section of Harbour Street is filled with bricks, rubble and downed electric lines.

Kingston, Jamaica, after the earthquake, January 14th, 1907 - Wood buildings versus brick

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Earthquake effects on buildings made of brick and of wood, along a street in Kingston, Jamaica. Debris from fallen buildings have been pushed to the sidewalk making way for the railway lines for tramcars.

King Street, from Croswell's looking up, after earthquake Kingston, Jamaica January 14th, 1907

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Buildings along King Street taken from Croswell's, in the aftermath of the earthquake and resulting fire in 1907.