This place in time: The Mount St. Helens story
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Published 2015-12-17
Series: Forest Service Public Information Films and Public Service Announcements, 1945 - 1995
Record Group 95: Records of the Forest Service, 1870 - 2008
Production Date: 1984
Scope & Content: Recounts through reenactments, personal recollections, and documentary narration, the earth-changing event and aftermath of the May 18, 1980, volcanic eruption of Mount St. Helens in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest of southwest Washington. The film represents the work of dozens of both professional and amateur cinematographers and still-photographers. The film leaves the viewer with a positive feeling that the devastated area will someday be beautiful again during the course of the earth-shattering and earth-healing process.
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Contact(s): National Archives at College Park - Motion Pictures (RDSM), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20740-6001
Phone: 301-837-3540, Fax: 301-837-3620, Email: [email protected]
National Archives Identifier: 13504
Local Identifier: 95.206
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