W. G. Cooper Photographs

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Mt. Pelee Eruption (1902)
Access the album here:
Although not many details are known about this album, it appears W.G. Cooper, owner of a photography studio in Barbados, photographed St. Pierre, Martinique and surrounding area.
For a discussion of Cooper’s photographs go to:

Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert’s “Mourning the Dead of St. Pierre in the Yellow Press.”

sx salon 12 • May 2013

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