I am doing a web page on volcanoes and was just wondering where is
the best place to get some good volcano pictures, thanks alot.
Anonymous
Dear Reader,
That's a good question and something we deal with daily. Our favorite
method is going to volcanoes and taking the photos ourselves. Chuck
Scott, and I also have pretty big photo collections that we are gradually
working through. But we are constantly looking for photos of other
volcanoes. We contact volcanologists that we know have worked in
specific areas and request photos. We contact state geologic surveys
I have visited the photo archives of the U.S. Geological Survey in Hawaii and in
Denver to buy duplicate slides (see addresses below). Some U.S.G.S.
photos are available on CD-ROM.
We scan photos from U.S. Geological Survey reports. Some slides are
available from geological societies (but may be protected by
copyright). We bug our friends for slides. We write people in the
tourism industry in volcanic areas. We contact volcanic national parks
and monuments. Have a look at the slides sets
available in Volcano Mall. If we missed a potential source please lets us know.
Steve Mattox, University of North Dakota
P.S. Have a look at questions 3
and 12
in section 13. Miscellaneous Questions in Ask a Volcanologist.
U.S. Geological Survey
Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
P.O. Box 51
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, HI 96718
Phone: (808) 967-7328
U.S. Geological Survey Photographic Library, MS 914
Box 25046, Federal Center
Denver, CO 80225-0046
Phone: (303) 236-1010
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