Mail steamer DORA after having passed through eruption of Katmai Volcano near Kodiak Island, 1912

The 1912 eruption of Katmai was the largest in North America in this century. 46,000 square miles of the surrounding area was covered in greater than 0.40 inch (1 cm) of ash. Caption on image: SS Dora after having passed through volcanic eruption near Kodiak Island, June, 1912 PH Coll 247.303

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thwaites, John E. (John Edward), 1863-1940
Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries. Manuscripts, Special Collections, University Archives Division
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: 1912
Subjects:
Dora (Ship)
Katmai
Mount (Alaska) > Eruption
1912
Volcanoes > Alaska
Shelikof Strait (Alaska)
Piers & wharves > Alaska
Volcanic ash
tuff
etc. > Alaska > Shelikof Strait
Kodiak
Alaska
Online Access:http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/thwaites/id/178
Description
Summary:The 1912 eruption of Katmai was the largest in North America in this century. 46,000 square miles of the surrounding area was covered in greater than 0.40 inch (1 cm) of ash. Caption on image: SS Dora after having passed through volcanic eruption near Kodiak Island, June, 1912 PH Coll 247.303

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