Village of Hoopuloa before lava overwhelms it after eruption of Maui Loa, Hawaii, April 1926
Description
Photograph of village of Hoopuloa before lava overwhelms it after eruption of Maui 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".
Title:
Village of Hoopuloa before lava overwhelms it after eruption of Maui Loa, Hawaii, April 1926
Record ID:
chs-m23611
Names & Dates
Created:
1926-04-17T08:15
Publisher:
[host] University of Southern California. Libraries
Subject
Topic:
Coverage:
1926-04-17T08:15
Place:
[natural features] Maui Loa Volcano
[states/provinces] Hawaii
[countries] USA
Relationships
Part Of:
[collection] Title Insurance and Trust / C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
[project] USC
Physical
Type:
images
Format:
negatives (photographic)
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w ; 13 x 18 cm.
photographs
Access
Rights:
California Historical Society
Repository:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
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Identifiers
Record ID:
chs-m23611
Source:
[accession no] 49575
[call no] CHS-49575