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Wrecked second storey, 17 East Street
Damage to the second storey of a dwelling located at 17 East Street, Kingston.
Wrecked house, 17 East Street
Damage a dwelling at 17 East Street, Kingston.
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.
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Church Street

"This truck was the victim of the aftermath of the heavy rains in Down Town Kingston, as owing to the heavy water along Church Street, the driver…