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This is an image of the cathedral in San Salvador, El Salvador, following a major earthquake in 1873. The image is taken from Harper's Weekly, a magazine published in New York City from 1857-1916.

This is an image of law being applied for looting criminals who use the natural disaster's aftermath to commit crimes. The image was taken from Wikipedia with an older Spanish source.

The image was taken from the aftermath of Chile's 9.5-moment magnitude earthquake of 22 May 1960 (the largest earthquake ever recorded). The image is located in UC Berkeley's Seismology Lab.

The image is a piece of article talking about Chile's smallpox epidemic and a possible cure proposed by a doctor. The image is located in the Valparaiso and West Coast Mail, issue No. 242, Vol. IV, August 03, 1872.

This article asks who is responsible for the outbreak of bubonic plague in Chile. The article is located in the Star of Chile, March 25, 1905, vol. 2, no. 34.

This is a piece of poetry about the plague in Chile. It is taken from the Star of Chile, April 8, 1905, No. 36.

The image displays Chilean public sanitizing methods to prevent smallpox and plague. The image is located on Memoria Chilena under the image tab of Public Health in Chile topic.

The image displays a Chilean hospital during the epidemics of smallpox and plague. The image is located on the Memoria Chilena website under the "Public Health in Chile" tab.

The stamps were printed at Perkins, Bacon & Co. in London, 1847. Wheelright use the stamps for his company's postage letters. The postage image was taken from 'Historia Filatelica' website.

The image displays the writing room in the Reina Del Pacifico (Queen of the Pacific) steamer from Pacific Steam Navigation Company. The image was taken from ''Liverpoolship" website.