Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of village of Hoopuloa before lava overwhelms it after eruption of Mauna Loa, Hawaii, April 1926. In the extreme foreground to the right, a small road is visible extending at a slight angle to the background. In the background at the center of the road, a small animal can be seen beside a cylindrical container and a bench. To the right of the road, two wooden houses are visible. To the left of the road, a small wooden house labeled "U.S. Post Office" in the image can be seen with an awning. On both sides of the road, lava completely envelops the village. A large wave of lava can be seen at center moving towards the road. Black smoke is visible rising from the small wooden buildings. In the extreme background, a large mountain range can be seen extending from left to right. Description at the bottom of the image reads: "Part of the little Hawaiian village of Hoopuloa before the lava overwhelmed it. Little pig on the road. 8:15AM, 1926".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w 13 x 18 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
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