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The streets of Yakima, Washington at roughly noon on May 18, 1980

David Johnston at Coldwater II, 1900 hours, May 17, 1980. Dave did not survive the next day's eruption. Coldwater II would eventually be re-named "Johnston Ridge" in honor of Dave.

Mount St. Helens T-shirt: I survived the 1980 volcano

Two images of a seal figurine purchsed by John Budke made out of the ash from the Mt St Helens 1980 eruption.

Image and caption from Richard Rowe interview conducted by Clark Douglas Halker: An Iron Worker Union (IWU) Local #63 pin honoring work on the Chicago "bean" [Anish Kapoor's "Cloud Gate" sculpture] in Millennium Park in downtown Chicago. Many members…

Inside a rescue shelter

Before the eruption

A picture of Mt St Helens before the 1980 eruption

After the eruption, stripped trees and green trees

Image and caption from Richard Rowe interview conducted by Clark Douglas Halker: Richard Rich Rowe, business agent for Iron Workers Union (IWU) Local #63 and unofficial iron worker historian, at IWU Local #63 Headquarters in Broadview, IL.