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Volcanic eruptions of Mount St. Helens in Washington State, United States, in 1980

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.

Location: Washington United States USA
Date: 1980
Duration: 8 min 36 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675037860
Strategic Air Command (SAC) B-47 Reflex Action Alert crew responds at Loring AFB in Maine, USA

Strategic Air Command (SAC) Reflex Action Alert flight crew members, responding to on alert, run across icy ramp to man their B-47 aircraft at the Loring Air Force Base in Maine, United States. Crew is seen preparing to board and launch. Heater hoses are attached to the aircraft. Pilot talks to crew chief, who then attends to ground auxiliary power unit and communicates with aircrew using mike and headset. Sun is setting.Snow plowed from alert area and runway. Three responding crew members slip and slide as they run over ice. A flight line guard, carrying a carbine and wearing fur lined parka, checks their passes and lets them continue. Aircraft in flight seen in background.

Location: Maine United States USA
Date: 1958, January 28
Duration: 1 min 33 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675028462
View of the French Quarter and the Napoleon House in New Orleans, Louisiana in the early 1940s.

View of the French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Tourists view equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson in Jackson Square. View of streets of downtown New Orleans French Quarter. Exteriors of the Napoleon House. Cars, trucks, and pedestrian traffic on streets. At Mississippi River port in New Orleans, view of a passenger steamship or paddle wheel steamer arriving at dock. View of steamship underway on the Mississippi River.

Location: New Orleans Louisiana USA
Date: 1942
Duration: 45 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Spanish
Clip: 65675050321
Home brewers of beer in a bottle capping competition in Portland Oregon, United states

A film titled 'Home brewers hold tourney to decide bottle capping King! Winner sets new record of 9 seconds'. A man waves a handkerchief and beer home brewers run a considerable distance and cap the bottles placed there and run back to the start line along with their bottles in Portland in Oregon. The winner who sets a new record of 9 seconds is seen. The men smile.

Location: Portland Oregon USA
Date: 1932, April 25
Duration: 1 min 25 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675037691
President Eisenhower and his wife visit Portland in Oregon during campaign for re-election

People in large numbers wait at the airport in Portland, Oregon for the arrival of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Girls dressed in skirts carrying umbrellas with IKE written on them. President Eisenhower and his wife Mamie Eisenhower arrive on the Presidential aircraft --The Columbine--a C-121, Lockheed Constellation. They are welcomed by officials. President Eisenhower addresses the crowd from a dais and then his motorcade moves into the city. People stand by the roadside to welcome the President as he acknowledges the cheering crowds. Photographers in a car take pictures.

Location: Portland Oregon USA
Date: 1956, October 19
Duration: 1 min 55 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675037938
Firemen hold a dressing race in downtown Portland, Oregon

Firemen hold a dressing race in Portland Oregon. Two firemen lie down in beds before the dressing race commences. Crowd gathers to watch the race. The race starts and the firemen rush and put on their pants and coats. They grab a fire extinguisher and put out a burning candle.

Location: Portland Oregon USA
Date: 1938, October 19
Duration: 41 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675041438
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