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Sir Steve Sparks (white shirt) looks into a camera while he observes the 1979 eruption. Other scientists watch the eruption and make observations.

View of La Soufrière from the sea, the sky is cloudy and a rainbow is cast over the volcano.

Footage was filmed by Sir Steve Sparks in April 1979. Various volcanic eruptive products are captured, including the large ash column produced by a particularly powerful explosion.

Photo of a white dog turned black spotty by ash clumps from the explosive eruption of La Soufrière St Vincent, 22nd April 1979

Ash cloud formed due to an explosive event at La Soufrière St Vincent during the 1979 eruption.

Scientists wearing hard hats and in the possession of gas masks install a seismometer in a metal box on La Soufrière, St Vincent - April 1979.

View down into the crater of La Soufrière St Vincent in 1979 a lava dome has grown our of the crater floor. White steam can be seen.

A scientist wearing a hard hat examines pyroclastic flow deposits in a river valley on St Vincent - April 1979

An exposed section of pyroclastic flow deposits from the 1979 eruption of La Soufrière St Vincent. A hammer is used for scale.

View from land down into the ocean off the coast of St Vincent, ash can be seen washing out into the water turning it a brown colour.