Acting HVO director Ruy Finch snapped this photograph of spectators running away as large blocks were tossed about 600 meters (2000 feet) onto an airplane landing field. Lorrin A.
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Spectators flee explosion from Halemaumau at Kīlauea, May 18, 1925
Acting HVO director Ruy Finch snapped this photograph of spectators running away as large blocks were tossed about 600 meters (2000 feet) onto an airplane landing field. Lorrin A.
Park superintendent Thomas Boles after a narrow escape at Kīlauea, ...
Boles poses on the grounds of the Volcano House hotel with the Halemaumau eruption plume in the background. He fell cutting his hands and a knee while fleeing an explosion the day before. After his close call the superintendent barred all public access within two miles of Halemaumau.
Boles poses on the grounds of the Volcano House hotel with the Halemaumau eruption plume in the background. He fell cutting his hands and a knee while fleeing an explosion the day before. After his close call the superintendent barred all public access within two miles of Halemaumau.
Explosion at Halema‘uma‘u as seen from Uēkahuna Bluff, at Kīlauea, ...
Eight persons, including newspaper and movie men observing the scene at Halema‘uma‘u, were caught in a rain of hot rocks from this explosion. The rocks emitted hissing sounds as hot gas, mainly steam, escaped from them. Park superintendent Thomas Boles was knocked down twice by this bombardment.
Eight persons, including newspaper and movie men observing the scene at Halema‘uma‘u, were caught in a rain of hot rocks from this explosion. The rocks emitted hissing sounds as hot gas, mainly steam, escaped from them. Park superintendent Thomas Boles was knocked down twice by this bombardment.
Boulder ejected from Halemaumau, at Kīlauea, May 11, 1925
On May 11, Ruy Finch and W.O. Clark visited Halemaumau and found a rock fragment weighing about 180 kg (400 pounds) that had been thrown 60 meters (200 feet) from the rim of the crater.
On May 11, Ruy Finch and W.O. Clark visited Halemaumau and found a rock fragment weighing about 180 kg (400 pounds) that had been thrown 60 meters (200 feet) from the rim of the crater.
First explosion clouds from Halemaumau, Kīlauea 1925
Later scientists at the Observatory listed May 10 as the first day of the eruptive series. Between this date and May 27, they carefully recorded all explosions, ballistic falls, electric storms, and muddy rains as well as earthquakes felt and recorded on seismographs.
Later scientists at the Observatory listed May 10 as the first day of the eruptive series. Between this date and May 27, they carefully recorded all explosions, ballistic falls, electric storms, and muddy rains as well as earthquakes felt and recorded on seismographs.
USGS Topographer at Work
R.R. Monbeck on the rim of Haleakala volcano on the island of Maui
R.R. Monbeck on the rim of Haleakala volcano on the island of Maui
Early visitors at Handkerchief Pool, circa 1923
Early visitors at Handkerchief Pool, Black Sand Basin, around 1923.
Early visitors at Handkerchief Pool, Black Sand Basin, around 1923.
Lees Ferry on the Colorado River, Arizona, 1923
September 21, 1923, 9:00 a.m. --- Colorado River at Lees Ferry. From right bank on line with Klohr's house and gage house. Old "Dugway" or inclined gage shows to left of gage house. Gage height 11.05', discharge 27,000 cfs. Lens 16, time =1/25, camera supported. Photo by G.C. Stevens of the USGS. Source: 1921-1937 Surface Water Records File, Colorado R.
September 21, 1923, 9:00 a.m. --- Colorado River at Lees Ferry. From right bank on line with Klohr's house and gage house. Old "Dugway" or inclined gage shows to left of gage house. Gage height 11.05', discharge 27,000 cfs. Lens 16, time =1/25, camera supported. Photo by G.C. Stevens of the USGS. Source: 1921-1937 Surface Water Records File, Colorado R.
The Grand Canyon survey party at Lees Ferry.
The Grand Canyon survey party at Lees Ferry. Left to right: Leigh Lint, boatman; H.E. Blake, boatman; Frank Word, cook; C.H. Birdseye, expedition leader; R.C. Moore, geologist; R.W. Burchard, topographer; E.C. LaRue, hydraulic engineer; Lewis Freeman, boatman, and Emery Kolb, head boatman.
The Grand Canyon survey party at Lees Ferry. Left to right: Leigh Lint, boatman; H.E. Blake, boatman; Frank Word, cook; C.H. Birdseye, expedition leader; R.C. Moore, geologist; R.W. Burchard, topographer; E.C. LaRue, hydraulic engineer; Lewis Freeman, boatman, and Emery Kolb, head boatman.
Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes, Katmai, Alaska, circa 1922
Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes in Katmai National Park, circa 1922. Windy Creek is in the foreground. Following the June 6, 1912 eruption of Novarupta-Katmai, thousands of fumaroles filled the valley for many years. Buried snow fields, glacial streams, and precipitation were converted to steam by the heat trapped in the pyroclastic flow.
Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes in Katmai National Park, circa 1922. Windy Creek is in the foreground. Following the June 6, 1912 eruption of Novarupta-Katmai, thousands of fumaroles filled the valley for many years. Buried snow fields, glacial streams, and precipitation were converted to steam by the heat trapped in the pyroclastic flow.
Bird Migration Card - 1922
Image scan of a historical bird migration card.
Image scan of a historical bird migration card.
Old Faithful Inn, store, and bathhouse, Beehive Geyser in foreground
Old Faithful Inn, swimming pool, and store, with Beehive Geyser in the foreground, in 1921.
Old Faithful Inn, swimming pool, and store, with Beehive Geyser in the foreground, in 1921.
USGS Topographic Rod man
Rod man Koontz holding a stadia rod.
Grinnell Glacier from Footbridge 1920.
Grinnell Glacier from Footbridge 1920.
Grinnell Glacier from Footbridge 1920.
Coso Hot Springs located at Coso Volcanic Field, CA
Coso Hot Springs in Coso volanic fields, Feb 4, 1920.
Coso Hot Springs in Coso volanic fields, Feb 4, 1920.
Triangulation Tower
USGS triangulation tower in West Texas.
Halemaʻumaʻu lava lake on December 11, 1919
Panorama photos taken of Halemaʻumaʻu lava lake on December 11, 1919, showing the outer ring-shaped lake, the ring-shaped island of tilted crusts along the inner edge, and the central lava lake at Kīlauea's summit. USGS photos by T.A. Jaggar.
Panorama photos taken of Halemaʻumaʻu lava lake on December 11, 1919, showing the outer ring-shaped lake, the ring-shaped island of tilted crusts along the inner edge, and the central lava lake at Kīlauea's summit. USGS photos by T.A. Jaggar.
Houston ship channel, 1916
View looking S.E. at canal, 1/4 mile south of turning basin, Houston (Harris County), TX. One of the freight landings on the right. March 28, 1916.
View looking S.E. at canal, 1/4 mile south of turning basin, Houston (Harris County), TX. One of the freight landings on the right. March 28, 1916.
Lassen Peak photographed from the Devastated Area about 4 hours bef...
Lassen Peak photographed from the Devastated Area about 4 hours before the explosive eruption of May 22, 1915.
Lassen Peak photographed from the Devastated Area about 4 hours before the explosive eruption of May 22, 1915.
Cimarron River Bed Operations in Cushing Oil Field
The panorama shows Cimarron River-bed operations in a portion of the Cushing Oil Field on December 2, 1915. The view is looking to the southwest from a river overlook located in Creek County, Oklahoma. The panorama was constructed from two photographs taken by A.E. Fath
The panorama shows Cimarron River-bed operations in a portion of the Cushing Oil Field on December 2, 1915. The view is looking to the southwest from a river overlook located in Creek County, Oklahoma. The panorama was constructed from two photographs taken by A.E. Fath
Grinnell Glacier from Lake Josephine 1914.
Grinnell Glacier from Lake Josephine 1914.
Grinnell Glacier from Lake Josephine 1914.