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Postcard of Mount St. Helens sometime after the 1980 eruption. | Mt. St. Helens, following violent eruption activities, still shows some volcanic activity. The mountain lost approx. 1300 ft. of its summit on May 18, 1980 eruption. 156 square miles of surrounding wilderness-like setting was wrecked, and buried in up to 100 feet of ash and debris. This view looks south into the devastated mountain.
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Title:
Mt St. Helens Eruption Devastated
Photographer:
David L. Johnson
Publisher:
J & H Sales Co, Inc.
Publisher Location:
Portland, OR
Date Created (ISO Standard):
1980
Approximated Date:
yes
Description:
Postcard of Mount St. Helens sometime after the 1980 eruption. | Mt. St. Helens, following violent eruption activities, still shows some volcanic activity. The mountain lost approx. 1300 ft. of its summit on May 18, 1980 eruption. 156 square miles of surrounding wilderness-like setting was wrecked, and buried in up to 100 feet of ash and debris. This view looks south into the devastated mountain.
Subjects:
mountains volcanoes clouds photographic postcards
Location:
Mount St. Helens; Skamania County, Washington
Latitude:
46.301406
Longitude:
-122.19429
Source:
PG 9, Postcard Collection, University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, http://www.lib.uidaho.edu/special-collections/
Source Identifier:
pg_9_60_01b
Type:
Image;StillImage
Format:
image/jpeg
Language:
eng

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"Mt St. Helens Eruption Devastated", Northwest Historical Postcards Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/postcards/items/nwpostcards1810.html
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