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Two elderly couple dancing the Quadrille while the villagers look on.

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.

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…

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

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

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

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

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

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

View of Harbour Street, Kingston after earthquake of January 14, 1907 which left many buildings destroyed, evident by the large piles of rubble on the sidewalk and roofless buildings