[Views of Martinique after eruption of Mt. Pelee] – Vintage Wall Art
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(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic photograph captures [Views of Martinique after eruption of Mt. Pelee] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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[Views of Martinique after eruption of Mt. Pelee]
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Stereo cards like this one show Martinique in the months after Mount Pelée erupted in May 1902, a disaster that buried the port of Saint-Pierre and killed tens of thousands of people in a few minutes. The stereograph was published by Underwood & Underwood, a firm that sold large numbers of stereo views to American households and schools, so its scenes were meant to be looked at through a viewer as a kind of armchair travel. Its caption card is filed under geography and disasters, which reflects how the event was presented to the public at the time. The record notes that some of the caption details are unverified, so viewers should treat specific place names and dating with care.
| Created / published | c1902. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph. |
| Notes | Stereo copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geogr.; Disasters. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,371 × 1,536 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-149130 |
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