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Title:
Mt. St. Helens, Washington May 18, 1980 Eruption
Photographer:
Ken Hagdahl
Publisher:
Smith Western, Inc.
Publisher Location:
Tacoma, WA; Portland, OR
Date Created (ISO Standard):
1980
Approximated Date:
yes
Description:
Postcard of the Mount St. Helens eruption. | Mount St. Helens, Washington. On May 18th, 1980 at 8:32 A.M. the top 1300 feet of the mountain was blown into the atmosphere reducing it to 8400 feet. The force of the blast was equal to 5,000 H-bombs and was the first lateral blast known to man. It pulverized the north side of the mountain into fine ash that reached an altitude of 63,000 feet, spreading ash eastward across the continent eventually circling the globe. This photo was taken from the West that afternoon.
Subjects:
volcanoes volcanic eruptions trees mountains photographic postcards
Location:
Mount St. Helens; Skamania County, Washington
Latitude:
46.14547
Longitude:
-122.452784
Source:
PG 107, Knowles Postcard Collection, University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives, http://www.lib.uidaho.edu/special-collections/
Source Identifier:
postcard_182
Type:
Image;StillImage
Format:
image/jpeg
Language:
eng

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"Mt. St. Helens, Washington May 18, 1980 Eruption", Northwest Historical Postcards Collection, University of Idaho Library Digital Collections, https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/postcards/items/nwpostcards261.html
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