Steve Raymond Slides of Mount St. Helens
1980-1981
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Raymond, Steve
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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).
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.
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.
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
This collection is open to the public.
Steve Raymond Slides of Mount St. Helens, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA 98225-9123.
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The collection was transferred directly via deed of gift by the donor, Steve Raymond, in
2013.
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.
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.
Saint Helens, Mount(Wash.)-- Eruption, 1980--History--Sources
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Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument (Wash.)--Photographs
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Washington(State)
Series I
Slides
1981
1
Raymond001
Ruins of Weyerhaeuser logging camp on North Fork
of Toutle River.
May 1981
1
Raymond002
Ruins of Weyerhaeuser logging camp on North Fork
of Toutle River.
May 1981
1
Raymond003
Home buried in mudflow at Maple Flat on North
Fork of Toutle River.
May 1981
1
Raymond004
Home buried in mudflow at Maple Flat on North
Fork of Toutle River.
May 1981
1
Raymond005
Home buried in mudflow at Maple Flat on North
Fork of Toutle River.
May 1981
1
Raymond006
Home buried in mudflow at Maple Flat on North
Fork of Toutle River.
May 1981
1
Raymond007
Remains of tree abraded by mudflow, North Fork
of Toutle River.
May 1981
1
Raymond008
Close-up of same tree (above) showing how parts
of it were shredded by abrasive mudflow.
May 1981
1
Raymond009
Ruins of Weyerhaeuser railroad bridge at mouth
of Green River.
May 1981
1
Raymond010
Confluence of Green River (left) and North Fork
Toutle,, showing mudflow.
May 1981
1
Raymond011
Confluence of Green River (right in this view)
and North Fork Toutle,, showing mudflow.
May 1981
1
Raymond012
Road following North Fork Toutle into "Red Zone"
(area then closed to public).
May 1981
1
Raymond013
Road following North Fork Toutle into "Red Zone"
(area then closed to public).
May 1981
1
Raymond014
Army Corps of Engineers dam on North Fork
Toutle, designed to stop mud and debris.
May 1981
1
Raymond015
Army Corps of Engineers dam on North Fork
Toutle.
May 1981
1
Raymond016
Impoundment behind Army Corps of Engineers dam,
looking upstream on North Fork Toutle.
May 1981
1
Raymond017
Grizzly Creek, tributary of North Fork Toutle,
showing mudflow and tree damage.
May 1981
1
Raymond018
Washed-out bridge over Grizzly
Creek.
May 1981
1
Raymond019
North Fork Toutle inside Red Zone.
May 1981
1
Raymond020
South Fork Toutle showing dam and Washington
Game Department fish trap.
May 1981
1
Raymond021
Game Department employee with steelhead taken in
South Fork Toutle fish trap for spawning purposes.
May 1981
1
Raymond022
Game Department employees with steelhead taken
in South Fork Toutle fish trap for spawning purposes. Bill Eppridge, Sports
Illustrated photographer, in foreground.
May 1981
1
Raymond023
Game Department employees with steelhead taken
in South Fork Toutle fish trap for spawning purposes. Bill Eppridge, Sports
Illustrated photographer, in foreground.
May 1981
1
Raymond024
Game Department employees with steelhead taken
in South Fork Toutle fish trap for spawning purposes. Bill Eppridge, Sports
Illustrated photographer, in foreground.
May 1981
1
Raymond025
Game Department employee mixes steelhead milt
and eggs at South Fork Toutle fish trap.
May 1981
1
Raymond026
North Fork Toutle from the air.
May 1981
1
Raymond027
Army Corps of Engineers North Fork Toutle
impoundment from the air.
May 1981
1
Raymond028
Army Corps of Engineers North Fork Toutle
impoundment from the air
May 1981
1
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 background
May 1981
1
Raymond030
North Fork debris flow, looking toward the
mountain
May 1981
1
Raymond031
North Fork debris flow, looking toward the
mountain
May 1981
1
Raymond032
North Fork debris flow, with timber blown down
by eruption in background
May 1981
1
Raymond033
Valley of North Fork Toutle, looking toward the
mountain
May 1981
1
Raymond034
North Fork debris flow
May 1981
1
Raymond035
Coldwater Lake, right, formed by the eruption
when debris blocked Coldwater Creek. At left is a mudflow following the course
of the creek
May 1981
1
Raymond036
Colored ponds on debris flow.
May 1981
1
Raymond037
Colored ponds on debris flow.
May 1981
1
Raymond038
Colored ponds with Coldwater Lake in background.
Barren hillsides reflected in lake.
May 1981
1
Raymond039
Colored ponds with the mountain in the
background.
May 1981
1
Raymond040
Mount St. Helens.
May 1981
1
Raymond041
Timber blown down atop ridge, looking toward the
mountain.
May 1981
1
Raymond042
Timber blown down atop ridge, looking toward the
mountain. The road shown in the photograph was built to salvage some of the
fallen timber
May 1981
1
Raymond043
Timber blown down atop ridge, looking toward the
mountain.
May 1981
1
Raymond044
Timber blown down atop ridge, looking toward the
mountain.
May 1981
1
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.
May 1981
1
Raymond046
View of the mountain from near the shore of
Spirit Lake.
May 1981
1
Raymond047
View of the mountain from near the shore of
Spirit Lake.
May 1981
1
Raymond048
Steve Raymond near the shore of Spirit
Lake.
May 1981
1
Raymond049
Mount St. Helens.
May 1981
1
Raymond050
Helicopter used for access to Spirit Lake. The
lake is visible behind the helicopter.
May 1981
1
Raymond051
Spirit Lake.
May 1981
1
Raymond052
Spirit Lake.
May 1981
1
Raymond053
Steam pit at approximate site of Harry Truman's
lodge.
May 1981
1
Raymond054
"Harry Truman Memorial" placed at the
approximate site of Harry's lodge by his sister four days before this
photograph was taken.
May 1981
1
Raymond055
Pyroclastic flow below lip of crater, looking
back toward Spirit Lake.
May 1981
1
Raymond056
Bill Eppridge, Sports Illustrated photographer,
looking toward mountain from pyroclastic flow.
May 1981
1
Raymond057
The crater, seen from the pyroclastic
flow.
May 1981
1
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.
May 1981
1
Raymond059
The crater, seen from the pyroclastic flow, with
steam rising in foreground.
May 1981
1
Raymond060
The crater, seen from the pyroclastic flow, with
steam rising in foreground.
May 1981
1
Raymond061
The crater, seen from the pyroclastic flow, with
hardened lava in foreground.
May 1981
1
Raymond062
The crater, seen from the pyroclastic
flow.
May 1981
1
Raymond063
The crater, seen from the pyroclastic
flow.
May 1981
1
Raymond064
The crater, seen from the pyroclastic
flow.
May 1981
1
Raymond065
The lava dome in the crater, taken from a
distance with telephoto lens.
May 1981
1
Raymond066
The crater, seen from the pyroclastic
flow.
May 1981
1
Raymond067
The crater, seen from the pyroclastic flow, with
airborne helicopter in foreground.
May 1981
1
Raymond068
Inside the crater looking out.
May 1981
1
Raymond069
Inside the crater looking out, with Spirit Lake
in the background.
May 1981
1
Raymond070
Inside the crater looking out.
May 1981
1
Raymond071
Snow melting in the bottom of the
crater.
May 1981
1
Raymond072
Snow melting in the bottom of the
crater.
May 1981
1
Raymond073
The lava dome in the crater, with sunlight
shining on the crater's west wall.
May 1981
1
Raymond074
The lava dome.
May 1981
1
Raymond075
The lava dome.
May 1981
1
Raymond076
The lava dome, showing a spire on
top.
May 1981
1
Raymond077
The lava dome, showing a spire on
top.
May 1981
1
Raymond078
Another view of the lava dome, without the spire
showing.
May 1981
1
Raymond079
Looking past the lava dome toward the crater's
mouth.
May 1981
1
Raymond080
Looking back into the crater from its
mouth.
May 1981
1
Raymond081
Channeled debris flow seen from the
air.
May 1981
1
Raymond082
Channeled debris flow seen from the
air.
May 1981
1
Raymond083
Spirit Lake from the air.
May 1981
1
Raymond084
Channeled debris flow with Spirit Lake in the
background.
May 1981
1
Raymond085
Remains of timber destroyed in
blast.
May 1981
1
Raymond086
Ridge northwest of mountain, showing blast
effects.
May 1981
1
Raymond087
The same ridge (above) showing timber blown down
by eruption.
May 1981
1
Raymond088
Castle Lake, formed by the eruption, about five
miles northwest of the crater.
May 1981
1
Raymond089
Bill Eppridge, Sports Illustrated photographer,
taking close-up shot of new vegetation growing near shore of Castle
Lake.
May 1981
1
Raymond090
Helicopter on ground near shore of Castle
Lake.
May 1981
1
Raymond091
Gas Bubbles emerging from underwater decaying
organic matter at Castle Lake.
May 1981
1
Raymond092
Unusual gas-bubble patterns at Castle
Lake.
May 1981
1
Raymond093
Unusual gas-bubble patterns from decaying
organic matter at Castle Lake.
May 1981
1
Raymond094
Another view of Castle Lake.
May 1981
1
Raymond095
Bill Eppridge, Sports Illustrated photographer,
at Castle Lake.
May 1981
1
Raymond096
Hillside above Castle Lake.
May 1981
1
Raymond097
Hillside above Castle Lake.
May 1981
1
Raymond098
Hillside above Castle Lake.
May 1981
1
Raymond099
Aerial view of South Fork of Toutle River,
mountain in background.
May 1981
1
Raymond100
Aerial view of the South Fork of the Toutle
River, mountain in background.
May 1981
1
Raymond101
Aerial view of South Fork of Toutle
River.
May 1981
1
Raymond102
Aerial view of the South Fork of the Toutle
River.
May 1981
1
Raymond103
Machinery removing logs from immense jam at east
end of Swift Reservoir.
May 1981
1
Raymond104
Logjam at east end of Swift
Reservoir.
May 1981
1
Raymond105
Logjam at east end of Swift Reservoir, south of
the mountain.
May 1981
1
Raymond106
Summer homes and boat docks at east end of Swift
Reservoir, after eruption.
May 1981
1
Raymond107
Aerial views of debris-chocked stream, location
unknown.
May 1981
1
Raymond108
Damaged area on eastern approach to
mountain.
May 1981
1
Raymond109
Blown-down timber on eastern flank of
mountain.
May 1981
1
Raymond110
Snow-covered downed timber, east flank of
mountain.
May 1981
1
Raymond111
Damaged area on east flank of
mountain.
May 1981
1
Raymond112
Damaged area on east flank of
mountain.
May 1981
1
Raymond113
Damaged peak east of mountain, snow-covered
ridge in background.
May 1981
1
Raymond114
Crest of blast-seared ridge, east of
mountain.
May 1981
1
Raymond115
Close-up view of blast-seared ridge.
May 1981
1
Raymond116
Channeled debris flow east of
mountain.
May 1981
1
Raymond117
Debris flow northeast of mountain.
May 1981
1
Raymond118
Debris flow northeast of mountain.
May 1981
1
Raymond119
Blast area north of crater.
May 1981
1
Raymond120
Debris flow with steam pits, north of
mountain.
May 1981
1
Raymond121
Downed timber along North Fork of Toutle
River.
May 1981
Series II
Sports Illustrated Articles
1980-1981
On the Scene: A Day of Fishing Became a Night of
Fear When Darkness Fell at Noon, by: Steve Raymond
1/1
1980
Season of Hope: Mount St. Helens, by: Steve
Raymond
1/1
1981