Friday 16 September 2016

Shillong photographs before and after the 1897 earthquake (Courtesy: Dr. Roger Bilham, University of Colorado)

http://cires.colorado.edu/~bilham/Shillong1897Photos/index.html

http://www.seismosoc.org/publications/SRL/SRL_79/srl_79-3_hs_esupp/

The following photographs are sourced from Richard Dixon Oldham - Report of the great earthquake of 12 June 1897, Geological Survey of India, 1899.

All Saints Church, Shillong

Rookwood, Shillong


The cemetery, Shillong


Tombs in cemetery, Cherrapunji


Khasi monuments at Lailynkot


All Saints Church, before the earthquake.


Office of the Superintendent of Telegraphs, Shillong


Government House, Shillong (before the earthquake)


Ruins of the Government house, Shillong


Quinton Memorial, Shillong


Quinton Memorial, after the earthquake.




Williams Memorial, Shillong



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