Brehme, Arno, Photographs of Paricutin Volcano, April 1943

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Contained In: William F. Foshag Collection, 1923-1965 and undated

Series: SIA RU007281

Series: Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history

By

Foshag, (William Frederick), 1894-1956

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1943

Notes

The black and white photographs and negatives were taken by Arno Brehme, and depict Paricutin Volcano, April 1943 - March, 1944. On the reverse side, photographs include a mixture of information, sometimes including the date, description, type of exposure, and vantage point. Subject matter includes lava and smoke emanating from the volcano (close and from a distance); slopes of volcano; Quitzoche ridge; birth and growth of the Zapicho flow; lava flows (including dates of flows); candid images of local inhabitants with the volcano in the background; vistas of damaged surrounding woods; parts of a panorama of Paricutin; and new houses for Nuevo San Juan. Includes duplicates.

Subjects

Black-and-white photographs , Field notes , Geology , Mexico , Negatives (photographic) , Paricutín , Volcanological research , Volcanos

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.152162