View from moving car traveling down Irvine Ave in Fourth Ward towards downtown Atlanta. A road as seen from a moving car as it approaches intersection of Irvine St. and Fort St. NE. Bridge abutments for Interstate 85 under construction seen in background. View shifts to buildings in downtown Atlanta along Houston St. (now John Wesley Dobbs Avenue.) A sign reads “Dunlop Tires”. Hotel Hampton, Pathway Bookstore and Avon Hotel are seen on the left side of the street while The Candler Building and The Rhodes-Haverty Building are in background. The English-American Building, commonly referenced as the Flatiron Building (84 Peachtree St, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA), in downtown Atlanta. Two taxis follow a truck as they turn onto Luckie St NW. Taxi rear advertisement reads “Visit Lake Spivey”.
Sidewalk stalls and shoppers in Portland, Oregon. View of Portland Harbor extending from many miles along the Willamette River. River front and dock facilities in Portland Harbor. Spanish–American War Soldier's Monument by sculptor Douglas Tilden and installed in Lownsdale Square in Portland's Plaza Blocks. The Multnomah County Courthouse (1021 SW 4th Ave., Portland, Oregon, USA) as seen from 4th Avenue and Salmon Street.
Aerial view of the Packard Automobile Plant (5857 Concord Ave, Detroit, MI 48211, USA) and surrounding areas in Detroit, Michigan as seen from a moving aircraft.
Cars and traffic outside a residential brownstone neighborhodd in New York City, USA. Closer view of one brownstone home shows its address "1887" at the top of its entrance.
A United Nations Meeting at the UN Headquarters in New York USA. The national leaders of various countries during the conference. Timeframe is during the Suez Crisis. The conference hall with representatives of the participating nations. The speakers arrive and take there chairs.
Film begins showing pristine snow-covered Mount St. Helens in Washington State, U.S.A. View on March 20, 1980, the mountain appears to have less snow on it. Camera pans over the Cascade mountains. Still picture (illustration) of Mount St. Helens erupting in the past. Several hikers are seen sitting on the peak of the mountain. Camera pans over the view, showing Spirit Lake below and, in the distance, Mount Rainier. Slate reads: "Camp Mehan 1959."View of Mount St. Helens overlooking the Y.M.C.A. Boys try rowing a boat with one oar lock unfastened to the gunnel. one boy sailing alone in a small sail boat. Boys playing volleyball. Boys diving from a dock. A camper speaking with a Forest Ranger in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Campers in the park at places such as Bear Cove, Cedar Brook, and Donnie Brook. Hikers with full back packs exploring the forest. Campers cooking over a charcoal grill. A man with a fishing rod casting into a lake. Interior of a lodge at the end of a trail. View of Mt. St. Helens in 1979. View of a seismograph recording a moderate earthquake of 4.1 on the Richter Scale, beneath the mountain on March 20, 1980. View of smoke and ash rising from the mountain on March 27, 1980. Forest service vehicles closing roads and access to the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. View from the air, of a newly opened crater on Mount St. Helens. Forest Service workers and cooperating scientists setting up their gear to study the phenomenon. Nearby Ranger stations, such as Pine Creek are seen after being evacuated by the Forest Service. On March 29th, a second crater is seen on the Mountain. Explosive eruptions seen on March 31st. Camera captures these. A bulge in the mountain at Goat Rocks, is show. Narrator states that it is moving at 5 ft. per day. Another view of smoke and ash rising from the mountain. Scientist David Johnson is seen as he describes how the symmetry of the mountain means that volcanic outflows would come down on all sides of Mount St. Helens. A helicopter lowers a large refuse bin to help Spirit Lake youth camp operators hauling out. Outdoor shops are seen hawking Mt. St. Helen souvenirs. On May 18, 1980, a Forest Service tree planting crew is seen at work in a field. Rumbling sounds. A mountain lion is seen running. Tree planters look up as Mt. St. Helens has a violent eruption, which is seen on film, as the field workers run to escape. Narrator states the cloud reached nearly 14 miles into the sky. The cloud and internal bolts of lightning are seen. View of daylight obscured in Eastern Washington. Policeman wearing a face mask, stops a car from proceeding eastward. A helicopter of the 304th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron depart their Portland Air Base, to search for Geologist David Johnson, who was manning a scientific lookout above Cold Water Creek. View from inside the helicopter in flight. Narrator notes they failed to find him.
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