The first steps toward reconstructing the devastated city, carrying away the debris, Kingston disaster, Jamaica

Jamaican natives cooking dinner in midst of the ruins of their former homes, Kingston disaster, Jamaica

A fantastic sight, Royal Mail Steamship's building, its roof pointing to the sky, Kingston, Jamaica

Crude method of grinding sugar cane (product 25 gallons daily) - mill near Kingston, Jamaica

A busy morning in the Jubilee Market, Kingston, Jamaica

Jamaican women selling their meagre produce of vegetables in the Mandeville market

Native Jamaican school children reciting in their little rough school house

[Earthquake, Kingston, Jamaica, 1907]: Jubilee Market on Orange Street, in heart of the devastated district

Great clouds of steam from the crater of the volcano Asama - N.W. from near village of Katsukake, Japan

Ancient crater of Aso, largest in the world, Japan

Snow-capped, cloud-encircled Fujiyama, the sacred mountain of Japan from the northwest

Tamadare-no-taki, a beautiful cascade in the Hakone Mountains

Dainty geishas enjoying a morning ride, Hikone, Japan

Bride's mother and bridesmaid adorning the bride for the wedding

Greetings for newcomers on the pier alongside the Pacific Mail S.S. "CHINA," at Yokohama, Japan

Pupils of a school for girls, Yokohama, Japan

Venice, Italy - the pride of the sea, the Doge's Palace and sea front

A scene of desolation : Ottajano [i.e., Ottaviano], swept by volcanic ashes from Vesuvius, Italy

Steelyards and scales found at Pompeii, National Museum, Naples, Italy, room of small bronzes

Count Borromeo's famous terraced gardens, Isolo Bella, Lake Maggiore, Italy