[Views of Martinique after eruption of Mt. Pelee] – Antique Print
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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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A window into the past: [Views of Martinique after eruption of Mt. Pelee], preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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[Views of Martinique after eruption of Mt. Pelee]
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Views of Martinique after the eruption of Mt. Pelée show the island in the aftermath of one of the deadliest volcanic disasters on record. In May 1902, Mount Pelée erupted, and a fast-moving cloud of hot gas and ash destroyed the port city of Saint-Pierre, killing tens of thousands of residents. Underwood & Underwood, a firm that sold stereograph cards in large numbers, issued scenes like this one for home viewers eager to see distant news in three dimensions. The caption card files it under geography and disasters, a reminder that the event was treated as both a natural history lesson and a public spectacle.
| 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 | 1,389 × 1,536 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-149131 |
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