The town of Saint Pierre, Martinique.
The town of Saint Pierre, Martinique. The photographer is on very high ground looking south over the town. The Co-Cathedral of Our Lady of Assumption is the large domed-roof building on the left. Saint Pierre was almost totally destroyed when the Mount Pelee volcano erupted on 8 May 1902. The cathedral was rebuilt using old stones with the addition of volcanic rocks and bricks and was completed in 1908.
Object Details
| ID: | P93126 |
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| 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: 118 mm x 164 mm |