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The eruption of Mount Katmai on the Alaska Peninsula in 1912 was one of the great volcanic events of modern history. The eruption covered the town of Kodiak with almost one foot of ash and the explosion was reportedly heard as far away as Juneau, 750 miles distant. To study this phenomena, the National Geographic Society launched several scientific investigating expeditions to Katmai and surrounding areas affected by the eruption. There was a brief expedition to Kodiak and Afognak Islands, led by George C. Martin in 1912 to study the effects of ashfall from the Katmai explosion. Other expeditions to the volcano itself were launched between 1913 and 1919, the most significant of which were those of 1917 and 1919. These expeditions were under the direction of Robert F. Griggs, who later published a book and several articles on the phenomena. One direct result of the expeditions was the creation of the Katmai National Monument in 1918 by proclamation of President Woodrow Wilson.

From the description of Katmai Expeditions : photographs, 1913-1919. (UAA/APU Consortium Library). WorldCat record id: 60772021

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associatedWith Abell, George O. (George Ogden), 1927-1983. person
associatedWith Adam, R. B. (Robert Borthwick), 1863-1940 person
associatedWith American Museum of Natural History. corporateBody
associatedWith Anderson, Thomas Earl. person
associatedWith Austin, Oscar P. 1848?-1933. person
associatedWith Australian Meteorite Expedition (1963-1964) corporateBody
associatedWith Aylesworth, Barton O. (Barton Orville), 1860-1933 person
associatedWith Badè, William Frederic, 1871-1936 person
associatedWith Ballard, Robert D., 1942- person
associatedWith Beebe, William, 1877-1962. person
associatedWith Bell, Alexander Graham, 1847-1922. person
associatedWith Bentley, T. Keilor, 1925- person
associatedWith Blake, Emmet Reid, 1908- person
associatedWith Boyer, David S. person
associatedWith Burg, Amos. person
associatedWith Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957. person
associatedWith Carmichael, Leonard, 1898-1973. person
associatedWith Clark, D. Worth (David Worth), 1902-1955. person
correspondedWith Condliffe, J. B. (John Bell), 1891-1981 person
associatedWith DaBoll, Raymond F. person
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associatedWith Gahan, Gordon W. person
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associatedWith Greely, A. W. (Adolphus Washington), 1844-1935. person
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associatedWith Grew, Joseph C. (Joseph Clark), 1880-1965 person
associatedWith Griffin, John Joseph, 1859-1921. person
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associatedWith Hammond, Thomas Taylor. person
associatedWith Hand, Learned, 1872-1961 person
associatedWith Haun, Declan, 1937-1994. person
associatedWith Hayden, Edward Everett, 1858-1932. person
correspondedWith Hocking, William Ernest, 1873-1966 person
associatedWith Jones, Wesley Livsey, 1863-1932. person
associatedWith Judd, Neil M. person
associatedWith Kidder, Alfred Vincent, 1885-1963. person
associatedWith Kihn, W. Langdon. person
associatedWith Kolb, Emery Clifford, 1881-1976. person
associatedWith Lees, Dorothy Nevile. person
associatedWith Lovell, Tom, 1909-1997. person
associatedWith MacLeish, Archibald, 1892-1982. person
associatedWith Marler, James Alonzo, 1908- person
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associatedWith Page, Walter Hines, 1855-1918 person
associatedWith Peabody, Henry G. (Henry Greenwood), 1855-1951. person
correspondedWith Peabody Museum-National Geographic Early Man Expedition corporateBody
associatedWith Philosophical Society of Washington (Washington, D.C.) corporateBody
associatedWith Post Family family
associatedWith Rittel, John F. person
correspondedWith Rockhill, William Woodville, 1854-1914 person
associatedWith Rock, Joseph Francis Charles, 1884-1962. person
associatedWith Rogers, Henry Munroe, 1839-1937 person
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associatedWith Vanderbilt Museum of Suffolk County (Centerport, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith Villiers, Alan, 1903-1982. person
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associatedWith Woolford, S. W. (Sam W.) person
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Katmai National Park and Preserve
Ten Thousand Smokes, Valley of (Alaska)
Katmai National Park and Preserve (Alaska)
Katmai, Mount (Alaska)
Alaska
Alaska--Katmai National Park and Preserve
Ten Thousand Smokes, Valley of (Alaska)
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