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Wesleyan Chapel
Wreckage at the Wesleyan Chapel (looking west) in Kingston, showing damage to both gables. Two men are standing in the foreground.
Subsidence
Land sinking at a section of Port Royal after earthquake in 1907.
Submergence
Prince George Battery, Port Royal, submerged by earthquake in 1907.
Steel & brick chimney
Broken brick chimney overthrown to north eastern side of Kingston's General Penitentiary. A large number of sticks have been heaped to one side of the prison.
Refugee camp
Cooking, cleaning and other housekeeping activities taking place at a temporary shelter, set up in Kingston after earthquake and fire in Kingston.
Ruined brick building
A thoroughly wrecked brick building next to a dispensary.
Destruction, Gothic English Cathedral
Damaged brick walls at the Cathedral in Kingston. A sign advertising a lawn party at the Myrtle Bank Hotel is hanging on the cathedral's ruined staircase.
Destruction at epicentre
Destruction at epicentre of the 1907 earthquake at the corner of Harbour and East Streets, Kingston.
Debris on Church Street
Effects of the 1907 earthquake on Church Street, Kingston, showing a sidewalk covered with bricks and debris.
Damage to frame building
A wooden-frame building without walls. In the background, is the Kingston Parish Church with a damaged clocktower.
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Reggae Falls in St. Thomas, Jamaica

Reggae Falls, located in the Hillside district near Seaforth in St. Thomas, Jamaica. It is also known as 'Dam Head' amongst locals.