safety negative

PHOTOGRAPHS - SOFT NEGATIVES
Mitchell, Carleton
MARTINIQUE: St. Pierre
Circa 1947
2.25 x 2.25 x 0

Safety negative; view of stone monument nestled under palm trees; bust of woman sits under stone arch; on top of monument is statue of woman rising from earth; caption under photo of this statuein "Islands to Windwar" reads "Before the ruins of the theater of St. Pierre stands a statue symvolizing the town's arising from the ashes, which is literally what happened."; Mrtinique; for similar views of statue see '1996.31.1291-.1293'; handwritten on original envelope "1385". Photographed by Carleton Mitchell. Information taken from Mitchell's "Islands to Windward: Cruising the Caribbees"; p. 80.

1996.31.1293