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 to the left of centre. 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: P93091
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: 117 mm x 169 mm