View of the West Yellowstone basin taken to show the general appearance of the basin with the Madison Range in the distance. Gallatin County, Montana. 1959.

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1959

Summary

Album caption: Panorama with photo nos. 122-123 and 125-126. (wij00122, wij00123, wij00125, and wij00126) Index card: Hebgen Lake earthquake. A panorama of the West Yellowstone basin taken to show the general appearance of the basin with the Madison Range in the distance. These photographs were taken directly after the earthquake, from a site just above Blarneystone Ranch. Gallatin County, Montana. August 1959.

Summary

Album caption: Panorama with photo nos. 122-123 and 125-126. (wij00122, wij00123, wij00125, and wij00126)

Index card: Hebgen Lake earthquake. A panorama of the West Yellowstone basin taken to show the general appearance of the basin with the Madison Range in the distance. These photographs were taken directly after the earthquake, from a site just above Blarneystone Ranch. Gallatin County, Montana. August 1959.

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U.S. Geological Survey

Photographer :

Witkind, Irving J.

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Related External Resources

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The 1959 Hebgen Lake Montana earthquake: Two geological points of view	https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70178963
Professional Paper 435, The Hebgen Lake, Montana Earthquake of August 17, 1959	https://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/0435/report.pdf
USGS Fact Sheet 2005-3024, Steam Explosions, Earthquakes, and Volcanic Eruptions - What’s in Yellowstone’s Future? USGS Fact Sheet 2005-3024, Steam Explosions, Earthquakes, and Volcanic Eruptions - What’s in Yellowstone’s Future?	https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2005/3024/fs2005-3024.pdf
USGS Volcano Hazards Program, Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, Earthquakes at Yellowstone	https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/volcanoes/yellowstone/hazard_earthquakes.html
Evolution of Seismic Geyser, Yellowstone National Park	https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70169244

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