The outskirts of the town of Saint Pierre, Martinique.
The outskirts of the town of Saint Pierre, Martinique. The photographer is pn board a passenger cruise ship looking north-east-by-north showing the northern outskirts of the town. A small clipper bowed steamer is anchored off the town. Saint Pierre was almost totally destroyed when the Mount Pelee volcano erupted on 8 May 1902 and the cloud covered volcano is in the left background.
Object Details
| ID: | P93119 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Sheet film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Marine Photo Service |
| Date made: | 1930-1939 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Waterline Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 117 mm x 167 mm |
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