The active intracaldera cone of Mt. Veniaminof erupts ash during March, 1944. According to the reverse of this photograph, this picture was taken from the nose of a naval air transport service plane by a pilot-photographic officer on a cargo-passenger flight from Seattle, WA to Alaska and the Aleutian Islands. This photograph is from the San Francisco Call-Bulletin, Aleutian Islands Photographs, 1942-1948 Collection, accession number UAF-1970-11-108, Archives, Alaska and Polar Regions Collections, Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks. This photograph is also available at http://vilda.alaska.edu/u?/cdmg11,2530 .
Volcano(es): Veniaminof
Photographer: Acme Photo, .
URL: avo.alaska.edu/image/view/14225
Credit: This photograph is from the San Francisco Call-Bulletin, Aleutian Islands Photographs, 1942-1948 Collection, accession number UAF-1970-11-108, Archives, Alaska and Polar Regions Collections, Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks. This photograph is also available at http://vilda.alaska.edu/u?/cdmg11,2530 .
Use Restriction: This photograph is from the San Francisco Call-Bulletin, Aleutian Islands Photographs, 1942-1948 Collection, accession number UAF-1970-11-108, Archives, Alaska and Polar Regions Collections, Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks. For permission to use this image, contact the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
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Coats (1950) reports a mild ash eruption at Mount Veniaminof on March 28, 1944.
A March 15, 1944 Associated Press article states "The volcano of Veniaminoff has erupted again, passengers aboard a boat arriving from Chignik village reported today. The resultant fireworks lighted the surrounding country, said those who had witnessed the phenomenon."