Ref NoLDGSL/1092
TitlePhotographs of aftermath of the eruption of Mount Pelée with section
Date1902-1904
LevelFile
Extent11 items
FormatPhotograph/drawing/painting/print
DescriptionNine black and white photographs showing the aftermath of the eruption of Mount Pelée, Martinique, in 1902, mostly by S Poyer. Six of the photographs are of the town of Saint-Pierre, and one is of La Soufrière[?], St Vincent. Also, manuscript sections of the volcano showing the various stages of the eruption, November 1902-October 1904, by Major W M Hodder, Royal Engineers, 27 October 1904.
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Administrative HistoryMount Pelée began its eruptions on 23 April 1902, the main eruption occurring on 8 May 1902 which destroyed the nearby town of Saint-Pierre, killing or injuring most of its 30,000 inhabitants. The eruption is considered to be the worst volcanic disaster of the 20th century.
ProvenanceThe photographs were presented to the Society by the Commissioner of the Imperial Department of Agriculture for the West Indies, Barbados, 5 August 1902. The section has a date stamp of 10 October 1919. Both were transferred from Library, 2002.
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
LanguageEnglish
Publication NoteSection is marked "Flett's Report", possibly referring to the paper: Flett, J S. "Note on a Preliminary Examination of the Ash that fell on Barbados after the Eruption at St. Vincent (West Indies)", 'Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society', vol 58 (1902), pp368-370.
ArchNoteDescription by Caroline Lam; revised by Victoria Woodcock
CreatorNamePOYER | S | fl 1902 | photographer
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/874FLETT; Sir; John Smith (1869-1947); geologist1869-1947
DS/UK/1097POYER; S (fl 1902); photographerfl 1902
Places
CodePlaceName
NA346Mount Pelée
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