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Garrison Church Up Park Camp

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Garrison Church, Up Park Camp, destroyed on the 14th January 1907 by the earthquake.

Mico Institute after 1907 earthquake

The Mico Institute (now Mico Teacher's College = Mico University College) suffering extensive damage as a result of the 1907 earthquake.

Post office and court house, Kingston, after the 1907 earthquake

Photograph of the damages to the court house and post office caused by the 1907 earthquake.

Institute of Jamaica

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The Institute of Jamaica Museum building, formerly known as Date Tree Hall, partially destroyed by the earthquake of 1907.

Parish Church, Kingston

A badly damaged section of the tower of Kingston Parish Church in the aftermath of the 1907 earthquake.

Roman Catholic Cathedral, Kingston

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The Roman Catholic Cathedral completely destroyed in the aftermath of the earthquake on January 14, 1907.

A gentleman in a hat doing the etu/ettu dance. A group of persons cheer him on. Etu is an African retained dance kept alive by a small group of people in Hanover who claim Yoruba (Nigerian) ancestry. Etu may be part of a ‘play’ performed at wedding…

Maypole

A group of women doing the maypole dance. The Maypole is a European retained social dance which originated from May Day celebrations in England. It has however, taken on a Jamaican character.