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Myrtle Bank Hotel
Myrtle Bank Hotel before the 1907 earthquake.
Myrtle Bank Hotel after 1907 earthquake
Postcard showing the Myrtle Bank Hotel following January 14, 1907 earthquake. Structures such as the walls at the entrance suffered damage.
Myrtle Bank Hotel, front view
Structural damage to Kingston's Myrtle Bank Hotel following earthquake on January 14, 1907. A makeshift shelter has been set up at the entrance, where four men are standing.
Myrtle Bank Hotel, Jamaica after the Earthquake Jan 14th 1907
A partially damaged Myrtle Bank Hotel after the 1907 Earthquake in Jamaica.
Myrtle Bank Hotel, Kingston after 1907 earthquake
People loitering by the entrance of the Myrtle Bank Hotel. The hotel, once known as the largest hotel in Jamaica, sustained significant damage after the 1907 earthquake.
Myrtle Bank, back view
Damage to the back of Kingston's Myrtle Bank Hotel following earthquake on January 14, 1907.
New cemetery for earthquake victims
Mass burial of earthquake victims, located in a section of the Bumper Hall property, adjoining the May Pen Cemetery.
No. 1 King Street, From Croswell's looking up, after Earthquake, Kingston, Jamaica, Jan. 14, 1907
King Street (a view from Croswell's) in the aftermath of the 1907 Earthquake.
Officers Quarters, Up Park Camp, after the earthquake, January 14th, 1907, Jamaica
The Officer's Quarters at Up Park Camp in the aftermath of the earthquake of January 14, 1907.
Old Wolmers School - Parish Church tower in background taken from Laws Street
A section of the Old Wolmers School is still standing after the 1907 Earthquake. Debris can be seen on Laws Street and Church Streets. Two women walk along Laws Street, two women stand at the corner of Law and Church Streets.