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Lloyd Skinner's Hebgen Lake Earthquake photographs

 Item
Identifier: PAc 2019-16-01-15

Content Description

15 black and white photographic prints with views of Earthquake Lake (Quake Lake), one before and the rest after the Hebgen Lake Earthquake of 1959. The first photograph shows a fisherman on the Madison River with a mountain in the background before the earthquake, taken by the Montana Power Company. The subsequent 14 photographs show views of the landslide and damage after the earthquake, taken by Lloyd Skinner of Ennis, Montana. Views include aerials of the landslide, Quake Lake, the fault line, Cabin Creek campground, Hebgen Lake, Hebgen Dam, and Highway 287. Detailed descriptions of each image available with prints.

Dates

  • Creation: after August 1959

Creator

Extent

15 Photographic Prints : Black and white ; 5 x 7 in.

Language of Materials

English

Condition Description

Good.

Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Montana Historical Society, Research Center Archives Repository

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