Raymond (Steve) Slides of Mount St. Helens

A collection of 35mm slides taken by writer Steve Raymond, which document the aftermath of the 1980 volcanic eruption at Mount St. Helens, Washington. The images were captured in May 1981 (one year following the eruption).

Ruins of Weyerhaeuser logging camp on North Fork of Toutle River.

Ruins of Weyerhaeuser logging camp on North Fork of Toutle River.

Home buried in mudflow at Maple Flat on North Fork of Toutle River.

Home buried in mudflow at Maple Flat on North Fork of Toutle River.

Home buried in mudflow at Maple Flat on North Fork of Toutle River.

Home buried in mudflow at Maple Flat on North Fork of Toutle River.

Remains of tree abraded by mudflow, North Fork of Toutle River.

Close-up of same tree (above) showing how parts of it were shredded by abrasive mudflow.

Ruins of Weyerhaeuser railroad bridge at mouth of Green River.

Confluence of Green River (left) and North Fork Toutle River, showing mudflow.

Confluence of Green River (right in this view) and North Fork Toutle River, showing mudflow.

Road following North Fork Toutle River into Red Zone (area then closed to public).

Road following North Fork Toutle River into Red Zone (area then closed to public).

Army Corps of Engineers dam on North Fork Toutle River, designed to stop mud and debris.

Army Corps of Engineers dam on North Fork Toutle River.

Impoundment behind Army Corps of Engineers dam, looking upstream on North Fork Toutle River.

Grizzly Creek, tributary of North Fork Toutle River, showing mudflow and tree damage.

Washed-out bridge over Grizzly Creek.

North Fork Toutle River inside Red Zone.

South Fork Toutle River showing dam and Washington Game Department fish trap.

Game Department employee with steelhead taken in South Fork Toutle River fish trap for spawning purposes.

Game Department employees with steelhead taken in South Fork Toutle River fish trap for spawning purposes. Bill Eppridge,…

Game Department employees with steelhead taken in South Fork Toutle River fish trap for spawning purposes. Bill Eppridge,…

Game Department employees with steelhead taken in South Fork Toutle River fish trap for spawning purposes. Bill Eppridge,…

Game Department employee mixes steelhead milt and eggs at South Fork Toutle River fish trap.

North Fork Toutle River from the air.

Army Corps of Engineers North Fork Toutle River impoundment from the air.

Army Corps of Engineers North Fork Toutle River impoundment from the air.

View of the foot of the North Fork Toutle River debris flow, with grass sprouting after reseeding. Dead standing timber, burned…

North Fork Toutle River debris flow, looking toward the mountain.

Collection

Western Libraries

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raymond-(steve)-slides-of-mount-st.-helens