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Mount 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.
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GB 378 LDGSL/1092 1902-1904 Series 11 items POYER , S , fl 1902 , photographer
Mount 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.
The 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.
Nine black and white photographs showing the aftermath of the eruption of Mount Pelée, Martinique, in 1902. Six of the photographs are of the town of Saint-Pierre. 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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Section 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.
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The 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.
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Nine black and white photographs showing the aftermath of the eruption of Mount Pelée, Martinique, in 1902. Six of the photographs are of the town of Saint-Pierre. 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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Access is by appointment only, daily readership fee is applicable unless you are a member of the Society. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
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Copies, subject to copyright and the condition of the original, may be supplied. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Archivist.
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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