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Structure partly submerged after 1907 earthquake, Port Royal

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Photograph of a structure that became partially submerged in the sea after the 1907 earthquake. Two men are standing on the shore and one is sitting on the structure.

Marlborough Great House

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A view of the 18th century Georgian dwelling - Marlborough Great House - displaying the portico.

May Pen Bridge - Kingston, Jamaica

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A view of the May Pen Bridge over Rio Minho in Clarendon, Jamaica. Four young men are standing in the river.

Location of Paul Bogle's Chapel

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A man points to the site of Paul Bogle's chapel in Stony Gut, St. Thomas. The area is surrounded by thick vegetation.

Highgate Great House

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Sepia-toned photograph of a framed 18th century painting of Highgate Great House in Sligoville, St. Catherine. Highgate Great House was the former residence of successive governors of Jamaica - Lord Belmore, Lord Sligo, Sir Charles Metcalfe, Sir…

Great Valley house

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A view of the two-storey dwelling on the Great Valley sugar estate in Hanover.

Easton McMorris - cricketer

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Easton McMorris, a cricketer and right handed batsman playing for the West Indies cricket team.

Derailed rail lines, port Royal, 1907 Earthquake

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A man walking on a partially bent train line after the 1907 earthquake that devastated Kingston and Port Royal. Damaged buildings and debris can be seen in the background.

Chief of staff house, Port Royal, back view

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A soldier and a woman stand by a section of the Chief of Staff's house that has sustained significant damage from the 1907 earthquake. There is a gaping hole where the brick wall and roof have broken down and there is a heap of rubble on the ground.