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Grandparents’ camera captured eruption

By Dan Walker
Published: May 18, 2011, 12:00am
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Dan Walker found these photos of the May 18, 1980, eruption of Mount St. Helens in a box of photos kept by his late grandmother.
Dan Walker found these photos of the May 18, 1980, eruption of Mount St. Helens in a box of photos kept by his late grandmother. The photos were taken at Silver Lake, about 30 miles west of the peak. Photo Gallery

Recently my grandmother passed away, and I found some photos that have been tucked away for 30 years.

I doubt these have actually been seen by many people, as I found them stuffed at the bottom of a photo box.

These pictures were taken west of Mount St. Helens at Silver Lake.

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