Steve Raymond Slides of Mount St. Helens, 1980-1981
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Photographer
- Raymond, Steve
- Title
- Steve Raymond Slides of Mount St. Helens
- Dates
- 1980-1981 (inclusive)19801981
- Quantity
- 0.5 linear feet
- Collection Number
- XOE_CPNWS0335raymond
- Summary
- A collection of 35mm slides taken by writer Steve Raymond, which document the aftermath of the volcanic eruption at Mount St. Helens, Washington, in 1980. The images were captured in May 1981 (one year following the eruption).
- Repository
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Western Washington University, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
Goltz-Murray Archives Building
808 25th St.
Bellingham, WA
98225
Telephone: (360) 650-7534
cpnws@wwu.edu - Access Restrictions
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This collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Historical Note
Washington resident Steve Raymond is a noted angler, fly-fishing author, and retired editor and manager of the Seattle Times newspaper. When Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980, Raymond was on a fishing trip with his family at Dry Falls Lake. He documented his experiences in a subsequent Sports Illustrated article entitled "On the Scene: A Day of Fishing Became a Night of Fear When Darkness Fell at Noon". In May of 1981, Raymond and photographer Bill Eppridge were given special access to Mount St. Helens and the recovery zone to prepare a follow-up story entitled "Season of Hope", also for Sports Illustrated.
Content Description
The Steve Raymond Slides of Mount St. Helens document the one-year aftermath and impact of the 1980 volcanic eruption at Mount St. Helens, Washington. The collection includes one hundred twenty-one 35mm color slides taken by writer Steve Raymond, recording the eruption's devastating and transformative impact on the area's landscape and environment. Raymond's images include shots taken from the ground and air (via helicopter) of the North and South Forks of the Toutle River, as well as the Green River, Spirit Lake and Coldwater Lake, and the crater with its pyroclastic flow and lava dome. The collection contains a copy of Raymond's 1980 article describing his experiences on the day of the Mount St. Helens eruption, and his follow-up piece (written one year later) for Sports Illustrated.
Use of the Collection
Preferred Citation
Steve Raymond Slides of Mount St. Helens, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA 98225-9123.
Alternative Forms Available
The images from this collection of Steve Raymond Slides of Mount St. Helens have been digitized and can be accessed online as part of Western Libraries' Digital collections. See: https://mabel.wwu.edu/islandora/object/wwu%3A165.
Administrative Information
Arrangement
The Steve Raymond Slides of Mount St. Helens are organized according to the following series arrangement:
- Series I. Slides, 1981
- Series II. Sports Illustrated Articles, 1980-1981
Processing Note
About Harmful Language and ContentTo learn more about problematic content in our collections, collection description and teaching tools (including how to provide feedback or request dialogue on this topic), see the following Statement About Potentially Harmful Language and Content
Acquisition Information
The collection was transferred directly via deed of gift by the donor, Steve Raymond, in 2013.
Related Materials
The Ralph E. Wahl Fly-Fishing Papers and Photographs at the Center for Pacific Northwest Studies contain an audio recording and interview in which Steve Raymond describes his experience at Dry Falls Lake on the day of the May 18, 1980 eruption.
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Series I: Slides, 1981
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Description: Raymond001: Ruins of Weyerhaeuser logging camp on North Fork of Toutle River.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond002: Ruins of Weyerhaeuser logging camp on North Fork of Toutle River.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond003: Home buried in mudflow at Maple Flat on North Fork of Toutle River.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond004: Home buried in mudflow at Maple Flat on North Fork of Toutle River.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond005: Home buried in mudflow at Maple Flat on North Fork of Toutle River.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond006: Home buried in mudflow at Maple Flat on North Fork of Toutle River.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond007: Remains of tree abraded by mudflow, North Fork of Toutle River.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond008: Close-up of same tree (above) showing how parts of it were shredded by abrasive mudflow.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond009: Ruins of Weyerhaeuser railroad bridge at mouth of Green River.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond010: Confluence of Green River (left) and North Fork Toutle,, showing mudflow.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond011: Confluence of Green River (right in this view) and North Fork Toutle,, showing mudflow.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond012: Road following North Fork Toutle into "Red Zone" (area then closed to public).Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond013: Road following North Fork Toutle into "Red Zone" (area then closed to public).Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond014: Army Corps of Engineers dam on North Fork Toutle, designed to stop mud and debris.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond015: Army Corps of Engineers dam on North Fork Toutle.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond016: Impoundment behind Army Corps of Engineers dam, looking upstream on North Fork Toutle.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond017: Grizzly Creek, tributary of North Fork Toutle, showing mudflow and tree damage.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond018: Washed-out bridge over Grizzly Creek.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond019: North Fork Toutle inside Red Zone.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond020: South Fork Toutle showing dam and Washington Game Department fish trap.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond021: Game Department employee with steelhead taken in South Fork Toutle fish trap for spawning purposes.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond022: Game Department employees with steelhead taken in South Fork Toutle fish trap for spawning purposes. Bill Eppridge, Sports Illustrated photographer, in foreground.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond023: Game Department employees with steelhead taken in South Fork Toutle fish trap for spawning purposes. Bill Eppridge, Sports Illustrated photographer, in foreground.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond024: Game Department employees with steelhead taken in South Fork Toutle fish trap for spawning purposes. Bill Eppridge, Sports Illustrated photographer, in foreground.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond025: Game Department employee mixes steelhead milt and eggs at South Fork Toutle fish trap.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond026: North Fork Toutle from the air.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond027: Army Corps of Engineers North Fork Toutle impoundment from the air.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond028: Army Corps of Engineers North Fork Toutle impoundment from the airDates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond029: View of the foot of the North Fork debris flow, with grass sprouting after reseeding. Dead standing timber, burned in the eruption, visible in backgroundDates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond030: North Fork debris flow, looking toward the mountainDates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond031: North Fork debris flow, looking toward the mountainDates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond032: North Fork debris flow, with timber blown down by eruption in backgroundDates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond033: Valley of North Fork Toutle, looking toward the mountainDates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond034: North Fork debris flowDates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond035: Coldwater Lake, right, formed by the eruption when debris blocked Coldwater Creek. At left is a mudflow following the course of the creekDates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond036: Colored ponds on debris flow.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond037: Colored ponds on debris flow.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond038: Colored ponds with Coldwater Lake in background. Barren hillsides reflected in lake.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond039: Colored ponds with the mountain in the background.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond040: Mount St. Helens.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond041: Timber blown down atop ridge, looking toward the mountain.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond042: Timber blown down atop ridge, looking toward the mountain. The road shown in the photograph was built to salvage some of the fallen timberDates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond043: Timber blown down atop ridge, looking toward the mountain.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond044: Timber blown down atop ridge, looking toward the mountain.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond045: At Spirit Lake. The steam pit shown behind the nose of the helicopter is at the approximate location of the lodge occupied by Harry Truman, who refused evacuation and died when the lodge was buried in the eruption.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond046: View of the mountain from near the shore of Spirit Lake.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond047: View of the mountain from near the shore of Spirit Lake.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond048: Steve Raymond near the shore of Spirit Lake.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond049: Mount St. Helens.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond050: Helicopter used for access to Spirit Lake. The lake is visible behind the helicopter.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond051: Spirit Lake.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond052: Spirit Lake.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond053: Steam pit at approximate site of Harry Truman's lodge.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond054: "Harry Truman Memorial" placed at the approximate site of Harry's lodge by his sister four days before this photograph was taken.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond055: Pyroclastic flow below lip of crater, looking back toward Spirit Lake.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond056: Bill Eppridge, Sports Illustrated photographer, looking toward mountain from pyroclastic flow.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond057: The crater, seen from the pyroclastic flow.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond058: The crater, seen from the pyroclastic flow, with steam rising in the foreground. Even a year after the 1980 eruption, portions of the flow were still too hot to walk on.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond059: The crater, seen from the pyroclastic flow, with steam rising in foreground.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond060: The crater, seen from the pyroclastic flow, with steam rising in foreground.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond061: The crater, seen from the pyroclastic flow, with hardened lava in foreground.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond062: The crater, seen from the pyroclastic flow.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond063: The crater, seen from the pyroclastic flow.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond064: The crater, seen from the pyroclastic flow.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond065: The lava dome in the crater, taken from a distance with telephoto lens.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond066: The crater, seen from the pyroclastic flow.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond067: The crater, seen from the pyroclastic flow, with airborne helicopter in foreground.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond068: Inside the crater looking out.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond069: Inside the crater looking out, with Spirit Lake in the background.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond070: Inside the crater looking out.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond071: Snow melting in the bottom of the crater.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond072: Snow melting in the bottom of the crater.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond073: The lava dome in the crater, with sunlight shining on the crater's west wall.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond074: The lava dome.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond075: The lava dome.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond076: The lava dome, showing a spire on top.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond077: The lava dome, showing a spire on top.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond078: Another view of the lava dome, without the spire showing.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond079: Looking past the lava dome toward the crater's mouth.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond080: Looking back into the crater from its mouth.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond081: Channeled debris flow seen from the air.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond082: Channeled debris flow seen from the air.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond083: Spirit Lake from the air.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond084: Channeled debris flow with Spirit Lake in the background.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond085: Remains of timber destroyed in blast.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond086: Ridge northwest of mountain, showing blast effects.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond087: The same ridge (above) showing timber blown down by eruption.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond088: Castle Lake, formed by the eruption, about five miles northwest of the crater.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond089: Bill Eppridge, Sports Illustrated photographer, taking close-up shot of new vegetation growing near shore of Castle Lake.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond090: Helicopter on ground near shore of Castle Lake.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond091: Gas Bubbles emerging from underwater decaying organic matter at Castle Lake.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond092: Unusual gas-bubble patterns at Castle Lake.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond093: Unusual gas-bubble patterns from decaying organic matter at Castle Lake.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond094: Another view of Castle Lake.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond095: Bill Eppridge, Sports Illustrated photographer, at Castle Lake.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond096: Hillside above Castle Lake.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond097: Hillside above Castle Lake.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond098: Hillside above Castle Lake.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond099: Aerial view of South Fork of Toutle River, mountain in background.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond100: Aerial view of the South Fork of the Toutle River, mountain in background.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond101: Aerial view of South Fork of Toutle River.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond102: Aerial view of the South Fork of the Toutle River.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond103: Machinery removing logs from immense jam at east end of Swift Reservoir.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond104: Logjam at east end of Swift Reservoir.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond105: Logjam at east end of Swift Reservoir, south of the mountain.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond106: Summer homes and boat docks at east end of Swift Reservoir, after eruption.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond107: Aerial views of debris-chocked stream, location unknown.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond108: Damaged area on eastern approach to mountain.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond109: Blown-down timber on eastern flank of mountain.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond110: Snow-covered downed timber, east flank of mountain.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond111: Damaged area on east flank of mountain.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond112: Damaged area on east flank of mountain.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond113: Damaged peak east of mountain, snow-covered ridge in background.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond114: Crest of blast-seared ridge, east of mountain.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond115: Close-up view of blast-seared ridge.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond116: Channeled debris flow east of mountain.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond117: Debris flow northeast of mountain.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond118: Debris flow northeast of mountain.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond119: Blast area north of crater.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond120: Debris flow with steam pits, north of mountain.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Description: Raymond121: Downed timber along North Fork of Toutle River.Dates: May 1981Container: Box 1
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Series II: Sports Illustrated Articles, 1980-1981
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Description: On the Scene: A Day of Fishing Became a Night of Fear When Darkness Fell at Noon, by: Steve RaymondDates: 1980Container: Box/Folder 1/1
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Description: Season of Hope: Mount St. Helens, by: Steve RaymondDates: 1981Container: Box/Folder 1/1
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