Mt. St. Helens Erupts
Photo Title
Mt. St. Helens Erupts
Photographer/Creator
George Wedding
Collection
Publisher
San Jose Mercury News
Caption/Description
May 18, 1980. At 8,32 a.m. picturesque Mt. St. Helens, located in central Washington state, erupted with a force greater than an atomic bomb. The blast and resulting ash fall left 69 killed or missing and a path of destruction 8 miles long and 15 miles wide. Searches for victims and survivors, conducted by National Guard helicopter crewmen uncovered bodies.
Citation
George Wedding, "Mt. St. Helens Erupts," in POYi Archive, Item #10644, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/10644 (accessed April 20, 2025).
Date Added
07.04.2008