Raw news footage of the eruption of Mount St. Helens.

Description provided by broadcaster: “Aerials of Mountain. Eerie steam cloud. Interview with geologist. He tells us about the situation in the volcano and what problems to expect. Tim Storrs and geologist discuss the mountain and how much of it is missing while camera runs on views of Mt. St. Helens.

Toutle River and Camp Baker. Aerials of Camp Baker and Toutle River valley. Long shots of valley and surrounding area. Pictures of hills, etc. Back to Camp Baker. Shots of logs, machinery, and mud. Debris everywhere. Toutle - mud- river. More Camp Baker. Helicopter lands. More mud and landscape surrounding river. Bridge washed out. Wide views, dusty hills.

Clear shot of mountain erupting. Side of mountain. Plume and wide shot. Valleys and ash clouds. Wide to close of mountain and ash.

Many views of mountain erupting.”

Description provided by broadcaster: “News program from 5/18 continued.

Harry Truman tribute.

Recap of today’s events. Mountain, Toutle River, trees falling, Yakima ash, burn victims, Merwin Dam.
David Jackson live at Amboy, Washington.

ABC National News, Tom Jarrel. Infra-red satellite pictures, Yakima. Harry Truman. Blown down area.

Lots and lots of surrounding area.

Toutle River. Incredible video of logs and river. Logs and logs from downed trees.”

The fifth panel of a panorama of Portland taken from the heights west of the city looking east. The Willamette River and Mount Saint Helens are visible.

A glass positive view of Guild's Lake and the surrounding area. Mount Saint Helens is visible in the distance. Trees, animals, and a fence are visible.

A glass positive of Guild's Lake and the surrounding area. Mount Saint Helens is visible in the distance. Trees, animals, and a fence are visible.

A glass positive of the Guild's Lake area. Mount Saint Helens is visible in the distance. Buildings, fences, and trees are visible. The envelope indicates this photograph was taken from Linnton Road.

A glass positive of Mount Saint Helens with trees and buildings visible in the foreground.

A photograph showing the construction of the U.S. Government Buildings for the Lewis and Clark Exposition at Guild's Lake. Mount Saint Helens is visible in the distance.

A glass positive of the U.S. Government Buildings at the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition at Guild's Lake. Mount Saint Helens is visible in the distance.

A photograph of the U.S. Government Buildings at the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition at Guild's Lake. Mount Saint Helens is visible in the distance.

Left panel of Carleton Watkins' 3-part panorama of Portland, Or., 1867. Mount St. Helens is in the background. Duplicate of Mammoth 402, on a different mount.

Pencil drawing of Mt. Rainier, Mt. St. Helens, and Mt. Adams from the top of Saddle Mountain.

A bound volume containing a panoramic photograph of the city of Portland looking east from the heights of the west hills. There are 14 panels. The Willamette River, Mount Saint Helens, and Mount Hood are visible.

A photograph of the Portland skyline from the west looking east that covers the same area as panels 4 and 5 of Henrichsen's 1903 Portland panorama. The Willamette River and Mount Saint Helens are visible.

A photograph of the Portland skyline from the west looking east that covers the same area as panels 4 and 5 of Henrichsen's 1903 Portland panorama. The Willamette River and Mount Saint Helens are visible.

A photograph of Mount Saint Helens with the Willamette River in the foreground. Forested hills and a few buildings are also included.

A photograph of the U.S. Government Buildings at the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition at Guild's Lake. The American Inn is visible at the bottom of the photograph. Mount Saint Helens is visible in the distance.

Left panel of Carleton Watkins' 3-part panorama of Portland, Or., 1867. Mount St. Helens is in the background.

Left panel of Carleton Watkins' 3-part panorama of Portland, Or., 1867. Mount St. Helens is in the background. Duplicate of Mammoth 402, on a different mount.

Pencil sketch of a farm with a view of Mt. St. Helens in the distance. A boat is visible in the water in the foreground and a small structure is visible on the land just beyond the boat.

Pencil sketch of the view of Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Adams from Scappoose Bay. Various parts of the drawing contain notes for adding detail.

A glass positive of the Portland skyline from the west looking east that covers the same area as panels 5 and 6 of Henrichsen's 1903 Portland panorama. The Willamette River and Mount Saint Helens are visible.

A glass positive of a view of Guild's Lake and Mount Saint Helens. Trees, animals, a barn, and a fence are visible in the foreground.

A glass positive of a view of Guild's Lake and Mount Saint Helens. Trees and a few small buildings are visible throughout the photograph.

A glass positive of Guild's Lake and the surrounding area. Mount Saint Helens is visible in the distance. Trees, animals inside a fence, and a few buildings are visible.

A photograph of the area surrounding Guild's Lake. Mount Saint Helens is visible in the distance.