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

View of La Soufrière St Vincent, from the Belmont observatory - April 1979

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.

A small, steam rich ash surge descending the leeward side of La Soufrière St Vincent - April 1979. View from the Belmont volcano observatory

Scientists in hard hats and goggles make observations from a boat off the coast of St Vincent in 1979

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

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

View of volcanic ash plume rising from La Soufrière after the 22nd April explosion.

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